The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral knee conditions were denied by the Board, as the evidence did not support a higher rating than 10 percent prior to October 9, 2008 and 10 percent since that date.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined there was no clear or consistent medical opinion indicating an increase in severity of the Veteran's knee disorders due to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left knee sprain, patellar tendonitis, chronic right knee sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0918237
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to the need for additional examination regarding knee instability and subluxation.
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