The Veteran is currently assigned a 20 percent rating for right knee dislocated semilunar cartilage with locking and effusion into the joint, effective February 28, 2021. The Board finds that he is entitled to this rating based on Diagnostic Code 5258.,For his right knee tendonitis with degenerative arthritis, the Veteran's claim for a higher rating remains denied as there is no evidence of limitation of motion or instability warranting an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has been found to have effusion in the right knee, which warrants a separate 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5258.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Tendonitis with Degenerative Arthritis, Right Knee Dislocated Semilunar Cartilage with Locking and Effusion into the Joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066890
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