The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities have been granted service connection and assigned initial evaluations. The left knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, effective May 24, 2004. The right knee disability was initially evaluated at 10 percent from May 24, 2004 to July 7, 2010, and then increased to 20 percent beginning July 8, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knees were found to have limited flexion with no instability or laxity. The VA examiner noted occasional locking of the right knee which caused stumbling or misstepping.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2011
- Citation
- 1118605
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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