The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left and right knee disabilities, except for a 10 percent rating for laxity of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the service-connected knee conditions warranted higher ratings based on the criteria outlined in the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia patella, left knee, Degenerative changes and osteochondral defect, left knee, Laxity of the left knee, Chondromalacia patella, right knee, Degenerative joint disease and loss of motion, right knee, Laxity of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0810937
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Decisions by this judge: 684 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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