The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability, rated at 10 percent, is not more severe than currently assigned.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating for the veteran's right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0324379
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the left and right knee arthritis as the evidence did not show the Veteran's knee disabilities manifested with any specific criteria required for higher ratings.
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