The Veteran's request for increased ratings and effective dates for his right and left knee instability is granted.,The Veteran was awarded separate 10% disability ratings for right and left knee instability as of March 7, 2012.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's instability warranted a higher rating or occasional incapacitating exacerbations.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia of the right knee, Chondromalacia of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20060777
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating for left knee chondromalacia under Diagnostic Code 5258, effective January 4, 2001.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's chondromalacia of the right knee and chondromalacia of the left knee.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from April 4, 2009, to July 9, 2015.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, except that it granted a 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee prior to September 28, 2018, and a 20 percent rating from that date. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for instability of the left knee.
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