The veteran's right and left knee chondromalacia disabilities have been granted with a 10% evaluation each, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the veteran had no active pulmonary disease for his granuloma condition. For his knee conditions, the evaluations were based on limitation of motion as per Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- granuloma, right hilum, benign, without active pulmonary disease, chondromalacia, right knee, chondromalacia, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0730503
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What this means for you
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