The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for internal derangement of the left knee and residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax are denied as there is no evidence showing recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, and the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: VA examinations did not show any recurrent subluxation or lateral instability in either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement of the left knee, Spontaneous pneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2017
- Citation
- 1706612
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