The Board has granted increased evaluations of 20 percent for the service-connected right and left knee chondromalacia patella disabilities, effective from when the appeal was filed.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral knee disability resulted in functional loss due to pain that more nearly approximated limitation of flexion to 30 degrees on each side.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia patella, left knee chondromalacia patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0803946
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound status due to her service-connected conditions and additional nonservice-connected disabilities, finding that she did not meet the criteria for SMC.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as her eligibility for VA health care benefits and enrollment in a Priority Group higher than Priority Group 8 has already been granted due to the combined disability rating of 50 percent.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for right knee chondromalacia patella and anterior cruciate ligament strain due to an improper concurrent election of review options.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee chondromalacia patella is rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The Board found that the condition did not warrant a compensable rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261, as his range of motion was within normal limits with some pain but no instability.
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