The Board has granted an increased rating to 20 percent for internal derangement of the left knee and denied any increase in rating for residuals of a fracture of the left wrist with arthritis.
The deciding factor: The veteran's limitation of motion, including pain, was equivalent to extension to 15 degrees, which is the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261. The veteran does not have subluxation or lateral instability that would warrant a separate rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement of the left knee, Residuals of a fracture of the left wrist with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0033058
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- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability, including internal derangement with osteoarthritis and posttraumatic arthritis, was rated at 10 percent prior to February 15, 2021. Since August 1, 2021, the Veteran has been rated at 60 percent for chronic residuals of a left knee replacement surgery. The appeal is denied as there is no evidence supporting a higher rating.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU was dismissed. The Board found that the left knee disability warranted a 30 percent rating prior to March 8, 2022.
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