The Veteran's right knee disability has not been manifested by flexion limited to 30 degrees, moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, or extension limited to 15 degrees. As such, the criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Codes 4.71a, 5260, and 5261 have not been met.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports do not show flexion limited to 30 degrees, moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, or extension limited to 15 degrees for the right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis, status post meniscectomy, right knee, Instability, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1607473
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- Granted
The Veteran's right knee instability is rated at 20 percent effective April 1, 2020. The rating for limitation of extension remains noncompensable.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to inadequate examinations, including failure to account for flare-ups. The effective date of TDIU is also on appeal.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for DJD, right knee and instability, right knee were denied as there is no evidence of more than slight instability or limitation of motion warranting a higher rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arthritis of the right knee and left knee, instability of the right knee, a scar from his inguinal region, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and degenerative arthritis of the right hip, do not render him unemployable.
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