The Veteran's right knee disability, including early osteoarthritis and dislocated semilunar cartilage with locking and effusion, has been rated based on the severity of symptoms such as pain, instability, and joint locking. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted under current criteria.,A separate 20 percent rating for moderate right knee instability effective May 13, 2015 was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated based on the severity of symptoms such as pain, instability, and joint locking. The current evidence does not support a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- early osteoarthritis of the right knee, right knee dislocated semilunar cartilage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22057402
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for right knee limitation of flexion and dislocated semilunar cartilage, but granted a compensable disability rating for right knee instability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 20 percent from July 16, 2019, to November 22, 2021, for right knee dislocated semilunar cartilage and denied an increased rating greater than 10 percent for right knee painful motion with arthritis prior to November 22, 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee dislocated semilunar cartilage, denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee limitation of flexion, granted a 10 percent rating for right knee instability, and dismissed the appeal regarding entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions, except for granting a 20% rating for right and left knee meniscus conditions from October 8, 2020.
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