The veteran's right knee osteochondritis dissecans, by X-ray, has not manifested symptoms that would warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The severity of the disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteochondritis dissecans
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0816284
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Decisions by this judge: 2,242 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate nexus opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disability. The claim will be further evaluated with an addendum opinion from a clinician.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right knee osteochondritis dissecans was granted, with the effective date set to May 16, 1969.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee osteochondritis dissecans was incurred during his period of active service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings of 50% for each knee, but failed to address the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of his legs preventing natural knee action.
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