The Veteran's service-connected instability of the left knee is rated at 30 percent effective December 31, 2010. The Veteran also has a separate rating for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee (status post arthroscopic surgical repair) and that condition is rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report dated on December 31, 2009, indicated severe lateral instability of the left knee which warranted a rating of 30 percent effective December 31, 2010. The Veteran's patellofemoral pain syndrome was rated at 10 percent prior to this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Instability of the left knee, Patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee (status post arthroscopic surgical repair)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1017451
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