The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected knee and ankle disabilities are denied as there is no evidence of more than moderate limitation of motion, which would warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support findings of marked limitation of motion in either knee or ankle, thus preventing a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthralgia of Left Ankle, Chondromalacia of Left Knee, Chondromalacia of Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0302900
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- Denied
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- Denied
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