The Board has granted increased ratings of 30 percent for service-connected arthrotomy of the left and right knees, effective from June 1989.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are manifested by range of motion limited to 0 degrees extension to 115 degrees flexion on the right and 0 degrees extension to 90 degrees flexion on the left, with x-ray evidence of arthritis and pain. The VA examinations noted significant instability, effusion, crepitus, complaints of locking, swelling, and giving way.
- Claimed conditions
- arthrotomy of the left knee, arthrotomy of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0000216
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- Denied
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- Denied
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