The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are rated based on limitation of motion. The rating for the right knee cartilage dislocation is granted, but ratings for other issues remain denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided sufficient evidence to determine that the Veteran’s right knee cartilage dislocation warranted a separate 20% rating as it resulted in frequent episodes of joint pain and effusion. Other issues remained denied due to lack of additional functional loss or impairment not addressed by the existing ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Limitation of Flexion, Left Knee Limitation of Flexion, Right Knee Cartilage Dislocation, Right Knee Limitation of Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19197155
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What this means for you
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