The veteran's service-connected knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and his noncompensable ratings for keratosis pilaris and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation of the face are maintained. The Board found no evidence to support increased ratings.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate any compensable limitation of motion or instability in either knee joint, nor were there objective findings of exfoliation, exudation, or itching associated with the service-connected skin conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Tibial Spine Disability, Keratosis Pilaris, Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation of the Face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0007470
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