The Veteran's left knee laxity and chondromalacia have been rated at 10 percent each, effective September 16, 2006.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings supported a 10 percent rating for both conditions based on the criteria in the Rating Schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- Laxity of the left knee, Chondromalacia of the patella and medial condyle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1031017
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, lumbosacral spondylosis, and central serous retinopathy of the left eye have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of a separate rating for laxity of the left knee has also been dismissed.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold requirement for VR&E benefits as he has overcome any impairment of employment to which his service-connected conditions have contributed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is being remanded due to conflicting medical evidence regarding his employability and the need for additional VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left and right knee disabilities, except for a 10 percent rating for laxity of the right knee.
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