The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 40 percent effective March 21, 2006.,The Veteran's right knee disability remains at a 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s chronic patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee and arthritis of the right knee are service-connected and have been rated based on their respective functional limitations, with no other presumptive or secondary theories of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the right knee (previously rated as right knee pain with quadriceps atrophy associated with chronic patellofemoral syndrome), Chronic patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19152382
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