The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are rated at 10 percent each, but do not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other diagnostic codes. The appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence does not show ankylosis, subluxation, lateral instability, dislocated semilunar cartilage, removal of semilunar cartilage, malunion or nonunion of the tibia and fibula, or genu recurvatum for either knee. The Veteran's disabilities are rated based on painful motion alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Strain with Degenerative Joint Disease, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1518128
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee instability and limitation of extension associated with degenerative joint disease are rated at 20 percent from June 14, 2010 to January 11, 2016.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left knee is being remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Board finds that additional evidence and a new medical opinion are needed to properly assess the severity of the Veteran's condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded due to insufficient information regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee recurrent subluxation at the December 2022 VA examination, and further development is needed.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% evaluation, and TDIU was granted. Other claims were denied or remanded.
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