The veteran's left knee disability is manifested by slight instability and arthritis, resulting in additional functional loss. The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the internal derangement of the left knee and assigned a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows slight instability but no higher ratings are warranted due to lack of dislocation or constant instability. Arthritis is rated separately under DC 5110 as degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement of the left knee, Arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632173
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