The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected right and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the appellant had slight impairment with subjective complaints of pain, mild instability, and crepitus in both knees. Range of motion was within normal limits but there were functional limitations due to pain and antalgic gait.
- Claimed conditions
- right patellofemoral pain syndrome, left patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0318466
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