The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for postoperative residuals of a right knee injury with instability, effective from the date of the decision. The other issues remain denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's right knee disability is manifested by subluxation or lateral instability, warranting a 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Postoperative residuals of a right knee injury with instability, Retropatellar pain syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0638920
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for limitation of flexion and in excess of 10 percent for limitation of extension of the right knee due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's condition.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's knee and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, but remanded the issue of a low back disability for further development.
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