The Veteran is granted separate 10 percent ratings for each knee, but no higher. The right and left knees have DJD with meniscus injuries that limit range of motion without more nearly approximating ankylosis or other disabling conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show limitation of flexion to 45 degrees, extension to 10 degrees, recurrent subluxation, lateral instability, or ankylosis in either knee. The Veteran's symptoms are best described as DJD with meniscus injuries that limit range of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right knee, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left knee, Left knee medial meniscus injury, status post arthroscopy with meniscus and cartilage operation, Right knee medial meniscus injury, status post arthroscopy with meniscus and cartilage operation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 1, 2018
- Citation
- 18106941
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee DJD from October 1, 2008 to August 30, 2010 due to the lack of evidence showing limitation of flexion or extension that would warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left knee and left knee lateral instability, from December 15, 2009, to September 5, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding the severity of the left knee DJD without the ameliorative effects of medication during the limited appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for DJD and instability of both knees but granted separate 20 percent ratings for dislocated semilunar cartilage in the left and right knees.
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