The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability warrants a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis and a 20 percent rating for impairment of the knee. The low back disability is rated at its maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 5295, with no additional compensable ratings warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports separate 10 and 20 percent ratings for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability due to the presence of arthritis and impairment of the knee. For the low back disability, a maximum rating under Diagnostic Code 5295 is assigned as there is no additional compensable criteria met.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability, Low Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0002156
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