The veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the knees is rated at 10 percent, and her residuals of left and right femoral stress fractures are each rated at 10 percent. The stress fracture of the right medial tibial plateau does not warrant a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions have been evaluated based on their current manifestations without any indication of aggravation or additional disability due to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Knees, Residuals of Left Femoral Stress Fracture, Residuals of Right Femoral Stress Fracture, Stress Fracture of the Right Medial Tibial Plateau
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0120584
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