The Board found that the veteran's right knee condition, characterized by degenerative joint disease and some limitation of motion, does not warrant an increased evaluation beyond the current 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any additional functional loss or impairment due to arthritis with painful noncompensable limitation of motion alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0312312
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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