The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows slight limitation of motion and pain in the right knee without objective findings of instability. The current rating adequately reflects the Veteran's functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Medial meniscal tear of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0929285
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of December 27, 2013 for a 10% rating for medial meniscal tear of the right knee. The earliest indication of increased disability was on December 27, 2013.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability, rated at 20 percent prior to February 25, 1999 and 30 percent from that date, has been considered under the applicable schedular criteria. The evidence does not show an exceptional or unusual disability picture that renders impractical the application of the regular rating schedule.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's chondromalacia of the right knee warranted a 10 percent rating, and his medial meniscal tear did not warrant an increased rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by a medial meniscal tear and traumatic arthritis, is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board has determined that he is also entitled to an additional 10 percent rating for painful motion due to the traumatic arthritis.
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