The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent due to lack of additional functional loss or instability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left knee disability, postoperative meniscectomy and patellofemoral syndrome, does not result in recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, nor does it cause additional functional loss beyond what is already reflected by the current 10 percent rating based on limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral syndrome, postoperative meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0629979
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating in excess of the current ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for separate awards of service connection for left knee instability and right knee instability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent or an earlier effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands multiple issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions for further development and adjudication.
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