The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's left knee disability, effective from September 1, 1997. The claim for increased rating of lumbosacral strain is pending and will be addressed in the REMAND portion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found moderate functional impairment due to pain on motion, which corresponds to a 20 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5261 (limitation of flexion).
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0335423
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and lumbar radicopathy, right side, secondary to the lumbosacral strain.
- Granted
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