The Veteran's right knee instability and subluxation are granted a 10 percent rating, while the ratings for his right knee cartilage locking, pain, and joint effusion as well as his left knee arthritis remain denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective evidence of knee instability in either knee, but the Veteran reported periodic symptoms and began using knee braces in August 2019. The slight instability and subluxation are considered under Diagnostic Code 5257 for bilateral knee instability and subluxation.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee medial meniscus tear with chondromalacia patella, left knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20071893
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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