The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his left knee disabilities were denied. The RO found that the residuals of left knee injury warranted a 30 percent evaluation effective from December 1, 2002, and a compensable evaluation (20 percent) for degenerative changes of the left knee effective from January 1, 2002.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that the veteran's residuals of left knee injury were manifested by severe subluxation prior to December 1, 2002, and degenerative changes of the left knee were currently manifested by painful and limited motion. These findings supported the assigned evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Injury, Degenerative Changes of Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0328568
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What you can do next
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