The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected tendinitis of the right knee, finding that there was no evidence of limitation of motion or functional loss due to pain.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any limitation of motion or functional loss due to pain in the right knee, which is required for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0218214
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