The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to the right knee warrant a 40% rating, and his tender surgical scar warrants a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports consistently indicated significant functional impairment in the right knee, including limited range of motion and painful motion. The Board found that these findings supported the assigned ratings under Diagnostic Codes for arthritis and scars.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0001348
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