The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his left knee disability was denied as the evidence did not show limitation of extension or instability warranting a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate any additional functional loss due to pain, subluxation, lateral instability, recurrent episodes of pain and/or effusion, ankylosis, impairment of the tibia and fibula, or genu recurvatum that would support a higher rating than 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Medial Meniscal Tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1811447
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