The Veteran's right and left knee patellar subluxation are currently rated as 10 percent disabling each, effective August 5, 2017. The RO has been instructed to change the current diagnostic codes from 5260 (right) and 5257 (left) to 5257 for both knees.,The Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis is rated as 10 percent disabling effective August 5, 2017. The RO has been instructed to evaluate the disability under Diagnostic Code 5003.
The deciding factor: The November 2017 VA examination confirmed that the Veteran had subluxation of her patellae and degenerative arthritis in both knees, but did not find any instability or weakness. The functional limitations were noted to be due to pain and lack of endurance.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Patellar Subluxation, Right Knee Patellar Subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19122591
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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