The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic synovitis of the right knee, but granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for right knee instability and remanded a claim for entitlement to a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran appealed the denial of an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the schedular criteria adequately described the Veteran's level of impairment, and there was no evidence of marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic synovitis of the right knee, dislocated semilunar cartilage of the right knee, residual surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2017
- Citation
- 1707171
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