The VA determined that the appellant's right knee disability, previously rated as a post-operative scar, warranted an increased rating to 20 percent effective January 23, 2003. The current evidence does not support a higher rating based on instability or other complications.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any significant instability of the right knee that would warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthrotomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0714180
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- Denied
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- Granted
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