The Veteran's left knee disability was productive of painful motion, with flexion limited to 60 degrees at worst and extension limited to 5 degrees at worst; recurrent subluxation or lateral instability which was no more than mild in degree. The Board found a combined rating of 40 percent (based on a formulation of 10 percent for left knee injury with traumatic arthritis under Codes 5010-5260, and 10 percent for status post ACL reconstruction of the left knee under Code 5257) was warranted prior to July 10, 2012.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations revealed painful motion with flexion limited to 60 degrees at worst and extension limited to 5 degrees at worst; recurrent subluxation or lateral instability which was no more than mild in degree. The Veteran's left knee disability did not meet the criteria for ankylosis, removal of semilunar cartilage, nonunion or malunion of the tibia and fibula, or genu recurvatum.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1429110
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