The Veteran's postoperative residuals of a left knee injury are manifested by complaints of pain and episodes of locking, with objective findings of pain with motion, tenderness, joint effusion, mild crepitus, and use of a brace. There is no evidence of ankylosis, subluxation, or lateral instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent based on the current level of impairment shown by the medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, left knee injury, postoperative, low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0907720
What this means for you
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