If the veteran is service-connected for a knee disability with a meniscectomy and has instability and any other residuals of the meniscectomy, no matter how minor, argue for ratings under both DCs 5257 and 5259 (and DC 5260, if there is limitation of flexion, and DC 5261 if there is limitation of extension). Walleman v. McDonough, 35 Vet. App. 294 (2022).

Subjective Symptoms of Functional Loss

Even if it isn’t indicated in the Comp & Pen Exam, you can attack the reasons and bases for the VA's reliance on a Comp & Pen exam where any the following subjective symptoms of functional loss are noted in the veteran's statement or discussed with the Comp & Pen Examiner:

• Can only stand for 5 minutes at a time
• Cannot sit longer than 10 minutes at a time
• Cannot stand up long enough to cook meals or perform other activities of daily living (ADLs)
• Can only walk one block
• Veteran has regular flare-ups in the morning that make it more difficult to get up and moving or perform other activities of daily living (ADLs)
• Cannot bend to pick something up off the floor
• Pain that causes the veteran to have to lie down and not move for one hour