The Board found service connection for right knee cystic ganglia to be warranted due to the Veteran's credible statements and medical evidence linking his current condition to his active military service.,Service connection was denied for right knee patellar chondromalacia as there was no increase in severity during service, with the VA examiner concluding that any worsening was due to natural progression of the disease.
The deciding factor: The March 2010 VA examiner concluded that any increase in the severity of the Veteran's right knee patellar chondromalacia was due to its natural progress.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee cystic ganglia, right knee patellar chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1819867
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- Denied
The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are rated at 10 percent each based on painful motion.,The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, finding that flexion was not limited to 30 degrees or extension to 15 degrees.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 22, 2021.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric disorder and recurrent kidney stones, have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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