The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized as chondrocalcinosis and post-operative status-post open medial meniscectomy, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Veteran is granted a separate rating of 10 percent for his slight instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the impairment due to pain, weakness, fatigue, or incoordination which limits motion to such a degree as to warrant a 10 percent rating. A separate 10 percent rating is assigned for the right knee's slight instability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondrocalcinosis, right knee status-post open medial meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0928068
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee degenerative arthritis, as well as right and left knee chondrocalcinosis.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee patella chondromalacia and chondrocalcinosis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right-hand burn residuals, as well as their impact on his occupational and daily functioning. The claims are not about service connection but rather about rating determinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. However, the claims are still remanded as additional medical examinations are needed to determine if these conditions are related to military service.
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