The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record. The current rating adequately reflects the limitation of motion and functional loss due to pain.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of more than moderate limitation of flexion or extension, which would be required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5260.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065825
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 258 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that the medical evidence did not support higher ratings based on instability or range of motion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations conducted in March 2020 and September 2020 are inadequate for rating purposes, as they did not adequately address the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities during the entire rating period on appeal. The Board requests additional retrospective medical opinions to determine the functional loss due to flare-ups and whether the Veteran's pain on motion is equivalent to ankylosis.
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