The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by instability and degenerative joint disease, has been rated at 10 percent since the initial grant of service connection. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted for either condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations have consistently noted slight to moderate instability and degenerative changes in the right knee without evidence of severe impairment or other factors warranting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- instability of the right knee, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008418
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for limitation of extension of the right knee and a 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee, but no higher.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right knee conditions due to insufficient medical evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee and ankle disabilities due to incomplete VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted increased 20 percent ratings for limitation of motion of the left and right knees prior to their respective total knee replacements, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for instability of both knees and in excess of 30 percent for total knee replacements.
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