The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The VA has granted service connection and assigned noncompensable disability ratings to his right knee disorder and left ankle disorder.,The veteran was granted service connection for patellofemoral syndrome with spurring posterior patella of the right knee, but no compensable rating is warranted due to lack of evidence of malunion or nonunion of the tibia and fibula. The VA has also granted service connection for patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative space narrowing of the left knee.,The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. He was granted service connection for patellofemoral syndrome with spurring posterior patella of the right knee, but no compensable rating is warranted due to lack of evidence of malunion or nonunion of the tibia and fibula.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as there was insufficient evidence to warrant a higher disability rating. Service connection was granted for patellofemoral syndrome with spurring posterior patella of the right knee, but no compensable rating is warranted due to lack of evidence of malunion or nonunion of the tibia and fibula.
- Claimed conditions
- status post avulsion fracture medial malleolus, left ankle, patellofemoral syndrome with spurring posterior patella, right knee, degenerative space narrowing of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0704822
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