The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected right knee iliotibial band syndrome warrants a separate 20% evaluation for moderate instability, but not more. The arthritis is rated as 10% disabling under Diagnostic Code 5260 (degenerative arthritis of the knee).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms include moderate instability and degenerative changes in her right knee, warranting a separate 20% evaluation for instability and a combined 10% evaluation for arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee iliotibial band syndrome, Degenerative changes in right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001572
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