The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right and left knee disabilities were denied as the evidence did not show that his knee conditions warranted a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective evidence of any recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, which is required for higher ratings under Diagnostic Code 5257. The Veteran's range of motion was within the limits for a 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- chrondromalcia with degenerative changes of the right knee, patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1040518
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee conditions, except for a 10% rating for left and right knee instability effective from October 1, 2008.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate disability rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee with limitation of extension from October 1, 2008 to August 11, 2017, but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent during that same period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion addressing the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's range of motion during a specific period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected conditions are being remanded to provide him an additional opportunity to undergo VA examinations.
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