The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right knee strain with instability and an initial 10 percent rating for the surgical scar of the back, but denied a higher rating for right knee strain with limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of recurrent buckling approximate persistent instability, warranting a separate 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5257. The evidence does not show that extension is limited to 15 degrees or less, so the criteria for a higher rating are not met.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with limitation of motion, right knee strain with instability, surgical scar of the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25023847
What this means for you
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