The Veteran's right knee disability has been granted a rating of 20 percent for instability and limitation of motion, effective from September 29, 2012 to October 19, 2014. The claim remains pending as the RO did not grant the requested higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability has manifested limited range of motion, at worst, from 35 degrees extension to 60 degrees flexion; moderate instability; and pain, effusion, locking, and swelling; without objective evidence of ankylosis, impairment of the tibia and fibula, or genu recurvatum.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease at L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1, Right knee instability, Right knee limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1827948
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including limitation of extension and flexion, instability, and meniscus condition, is now rated at 20 percent effective March 7, 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including limitation of extension and flexion, instability, and meniscus condition, is now rated at 20 percent effective March 7, 2020.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the aggravation of a preexisting right knee condition during service. The Veteran's right knee condition was noted prior to service, and the VA examiner concluded it did not worsen beyond its natural progression.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of June 17, 2010 for service connection and separate ratings for right knee instability and left knee instability.
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