The Veteran's left knee disability, including torn medial meniscus and degenerative arthritis, warrants a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis and a separate 20 percent rating for dislocated semilunar cartilage. The current evidence does not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the torn medial meniscus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5257, which pertains to slight impairment of the knee with recurrent subluxation or lateral instability. The evidence does not show more than slight impairment and therefore a higher evaluation is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Torn medial meniscus of the left knee, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1309839
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