The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for arthritis of the left knee from August 24, 1992 to February 6, 1996 and denied an increased rating thereafter. The issue of service connection for a back disorder secondary to service-connected left knee disability is pending.
The deciding factor: The veteran's arthritis of the left knee was manifested by pain, swelling, and some limitation of motion without evidence of subluxation or lateral instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0209395
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's arthritis of both knees is not related to an injury or disease incurred in active service and has not been caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Granted
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- Denied
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