The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected chondromalacia of the bilateral knees, finding that the current 10 percent disability evaluations adequately reflected the severity of her disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and other evidence did not show any marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization due to the Veteran's knee disabilities, which were rated based on limitation of motion alone.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the right knee, chondromalacia of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1001753
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board's September 4, 2025 decision was vacated due to a failure to address clear and unmistakable error arguments, depriving the Veteran of due process.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chondromalacia of the right knee as secondary to residuals of fracture of the right lateral malleolus/foot due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and chondromalacia of the left knee to ensure compliance with prior remand directives.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for chondromalacia of the left knee, GERD, and chondromalacia of the right knee due to failure to report for VA examinations without good cause.
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