The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for the veteran's residuals of a herniated lumbar disc with radiculitis, effective from March 1998. The right knee disabilities are rated at 30 percent and 10 percent respectively.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's low back disability is manifested by constant severe pain and incapacitating flare-ups, meeting the criteria for a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5293. The right knee disabilities are rated based on their respective limitations of motion and instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Herniated lumbar disc with radiculitis, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Instability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0302498
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee disability is accurately assessed without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to a lack of adequate medical evidence regarding the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's right knee disabilities from February 2015 to the present.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee based on the evidence showing limitation of flexion to 135 degrees and extension to 5 degrees, which did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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