The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his left knee and low back conditions were denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for residuals of left knee injury, post-operative with ACL instability, or a rating in excess of 10 percent for traumatic arthritis of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records provided no evidence to support ratings higher than those assigned based on the Veteran's symptoms and physical examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Injury Post-Operative with ACL Instability, Left Knee Traumatic Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0915209
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