The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated as 20 percent disabling due to pain and limited motion. The Board found no evidence of instability or subluxation, which would warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5257. Service connection for hypertension and pulmonary disease was denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on instability or subluxation, which would warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5257. Service connection for hypertension and pulmonary disease was denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee meniscectomy, Removal of ganglion cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0945612
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that caused the current condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection for an eye disability and increased ratings for right knee instability. The reduction in left knee instability rating from 10 to 0 percent was found improper.
- Denied
The Veteran's temporary total evaluation (TTE) for a right knee meniscectomy is denied, and the claim for service connection for a sleep disorder due to his service-connected right knee disability is also denied.
- Denied
The Board has denied a higher rating for the right knee meniscectomy and granted effective dates of November 25, 2003 for service connection of upper extremity radiculopathies. The cervical strain claim is remanded.
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