The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for arthritis of the right knee and continues the noncompensable evaluation for the right knee scar.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's right knee arthritis is manifested by X-ray evidence of arthritis, full extension to 0 degrees, limitation of flexion to no worse than 90 degrees, and no instability. The right knee scar is superficial, about 1 inch long, asymptomatic, and causes no functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the right knee, Right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0307644
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis but granted a 10 percent rating, but not greater, for right and left knee scars.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and clarification regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee and right knee disabilities, specifically to determine if the Veteran has experienced 'the functional equivalent of range of motion loss contemplated by the next higher rating' at any point during the appeal period.
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