The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee strain with chondromalacia and scars warrants a 20 percent disability rating since October 30, 2013.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows functional loss due to painful motion of the right knee, which is rated under Diagnostic Code 5258 for pain, swelling/effusion, and locking of the knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Strain, Chondromalacia, Scars from right knee surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802436
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- Granted
The Veteran's right and left knee strains, as well as shin splints, were granted increased ratings. The Veteran also received special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from October 25, 2017 to March 11, 2024.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's right knee disability rating from 10% to 30%, effective July 1, 2025, finding that the reduction was improper and constituted a de facto severance of service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle, bilateral knee, and left hip disability. The Veteran's initial 10 percent rating for left thigh strain with limitation of flexion is granted.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased disability evaluations and denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition. The Veteran was granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder.
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