The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized by laxity and retropatellar pain syndrome, warrants a 20 percent rating for lateral instability or recurrent subluxation. A separate 20 percent rating is also assigned for locking, pain, and effusion into the joint.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found moderate impairment of the left knee due to laxity and retropatellar pain syndrome following surgery, warranting a combined 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 5261 (limitation of flexion) and 5258 (recurrent subluxation or lateral instability).
- Claimed conditions
- laxity of the left knee, retropatellar pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1230065
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- Remanded (sent back)
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