The Board found that the Veteran does not have left or right knee lateral instability or recurrent subluxation, and thus reduced the ratings for laxity of each knee from 10% to noncompensable.
The deciding factor: Clinical findings did not support the presence of subluxation or instability in either knee during the rating period.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee laxity, right knee laxity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1109999
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee meniscal tear and denied his request for an increased rating for left knee laxity.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a higher rating for right knee laxity was dismissed because it was improperly filed in the wrong system.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a higher rating for right knee laxity was sent back to the VA for more information. The Board needs new medical exams and opinions on the severity of the condition since 2001.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
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