The Veteran's post-operative SFW residuals of the knees are currently rated at 10 percent each, with no additional compensable conditions found. The RO has not assigned separate ratings for recurrent subluxation or lateral instability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of recurrent subluxation or lateral instability that would warrant separate ratings under DCs 5257 and 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative residuals of shrapnel fragment wound (SFW), with scar, right knee, Post-operative residuals of SFW, with scar, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1803696
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