The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee instability prior to June 23, 2010, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter is denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a compensable rating for right knee instability prior to June 23, 2010, or a higher rating thereafter.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners determined there was no history of recurrent subluxation or lateral instability in the Veteran's right knee, and this lack of clinical evidence of instability is possibly due to the partial joint replacement surgery in 2013. The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a higher rating for right knee instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20029541
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