The Board has determined that the July 2004 RO rating decision, which continued a 10 percent rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with hypertextension under DC 5299-5257, was not the product of clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The appellant's service-connected right knee disability results in symptomatology analogous to recurrent instability and subluxation which is no more than slight in degree. The criteria for a rating greater than 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with hypertextension have not been met, as the symptoms are consistent with patellofemoral pain.
The deciding factor: The appellant's right knee disability results in symptomatology consistent with patellofemoral pain, without evidence of ligamentous instability or meniscal tear.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Right Knee Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1222960
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