The Veteran's left knee conditions have been rated as 20 percent disabling for recurrent subluxation, effective from April 5, 2013. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for patellar dislocation with chondromalacia and early degenerative changes remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee conditions have been rated as 20 percent disabling for recurrent subluxation, effective from April 5, 2013. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for patellar dislocation with chondromalacia and early degenerative changes remains denied due to the lack of evidence supporting a higher rating based on limitation of motion or instability.
- Claimed conditions
- left patellar dislocation, patellar chondromalacia, early degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1756707
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors and insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for left knee disability and limited extension was denied. The left knee disability was rated at 10 percent from June 5, 2008 to May 31, 2017, based on painful arthritis with flexion limited no worse than 95 degrees. For the initial rating period of July 1, 2010 to May 31, 2017, left knee extension was rated at 0 percent due to limitation of motion not reaching a compensable degree.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has identified a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the February 2019 rating decision and has remanded both issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating for left knee osteoarthritis and patellar chondromalacia, and entitlement to SMC based on aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Veteran's March 2011 left knee surgery was not performed on a service-connected disability, and therefore he is not entitled to a temporary total rating for convalescence.
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