The Board has granted a rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's degenerative spurring of the right knee, effective October 1, 2004. Additionally, the Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for right knee subluxation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had slight recurrent subluxation and no instability or subluxation, but noted normal objective findings on examination. The Veteran's symptoms of pain and stiffness were considered in determining his disability rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 (limitation of flexion) and 5257 (impairment of the knee with slight recurrent subluxation).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative spurring of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2016
- Citation
- 1623402
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