The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for postoperative residuals of a right knee injury effective June 21, 1992 and a separate 10 percent evaluation for arthritis of the right knee effective June 21, 1992. The veteran's claim for an increased rating on an extraschedular basis has not been met.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's postoperative residuals of a right knee injury are manifested by severe impairment of right knee function and degenerative changes in the joint, warranting the assigned ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the right knee, right knee injury with internal derangement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0123916
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