The Veteran's knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, with a separate rating for painful extension. The appeal is denied as the evidence does not support higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran’s right knee conditions do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Periarticular osteopenia of the right knee, Lateral meniscus tear, Internal derangement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033571
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the previous VA examination, and an addendum opinion is needed to assess his current right knee disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent for limitation of motion, and a separate 20 percent rating has been granted for moderate lateral instability.,For the entire period on appeal, the Veteran's right knee disability was found to manifest with moderate lateral instability.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability is granted a 50 percent rating for limitation of extension prior to January 1, 2014, and a 20 percent rating for frequent episodes of locking, evidence of a meniscus tear, and recurrent effusion as of January 1, 2014.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee condition is rated at 30 percent for internal derangement, postoperative. A separate 20 percent rating is granted for limitation of flexion.
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