The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's right and left knee chondromalacia disabilities warranted a 30 percent rating each, but no higher, since May 16, 2013.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided sufficient analysis to support the determination of the current disability levels for the Veteran's knee conditions, which were found to warrant a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5257 (recurrent subluxation or lateral instability of the knee) since May 16, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia, right knee, Chondromalacia, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1508245
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