The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the right knee from January 29, 2002 to April 27, 2006. The Veteran's residuals of a right knee medial meniscectomy with mild medial compartment and patellofemoral chondritis are not productive of subluxation or more than slight instability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence indicates that the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis is manifested by painful limitation of motion, resulting in flexion limited to 45 degrees and extension limited to five degrees from January 29, 2002. The right knee condition does not meet criteria for a higher rating as it does not demonstrate subluxation or more than slight instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Medial Meniscectomy, Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0941143
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