The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection, finding that his left knee disability did not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent from August 1, 2006 to February 13, 2008. The issues of evaluating his condition beyond this period and seeking secondary service connection were also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee injury with degenerative joint disease did not result in severe subluxation or lateral instability from August 2006 to February 2008, which is required for a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0912302
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence. The issues are seeking higher ratings for his service-connected left knee disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities due to incomplete examination findings, including lack of testing on passive motion, weight bearing, and non-weight bearing. The Veteran will need to undergo a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the left knee disability and the total unemployability issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA records and providing a VA orthopedic examination to address the current severity of any residuals of a left knee injury with degenerative joint disease. The examiner is also requested to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any right knee, left shoulder, cervical spine, or lumbar spine disorder is aggravated by the service-connected left knee disorder.
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