The Veteran's left great toe disability is granted a 10 percent rating. Ratings in excess of 10 percent for chondromalacia patella of the right and left knees with x-ray evidence of osteoarthritis are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s knee disabilities have been rated based on their manifestations, including painful motion, without separate ratings for instability or meniscal tears as these conditions were not separately service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Great Toe, Chondromalacia Patella of the Right Knee with X-ray Evidence of Osteoarthritis, Chondromalacia Patella of the Left Knee with X-ray Evidence of Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20051284
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