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The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities have been manifested by symptoms of painful motion, mild effusion, crepitus, joint locking, weakened movement, incoordination, flare-ups, interference with sitting, standing, and weight-bearing, subjective feelings of giving out and instability of station, and difficulty ascending and descending stairs that are productive of limitation of flexion to 15 degrees or less. Resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, for the rating period from February 18, 2014, the criteria for a staged initial disability rating of 30 percent for left knee patella femoral syndrome have been met.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee patella femoral syndrome, Right knee patella femoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1700154
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