The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right knee disability warrants a 20 percent rating, as it results in functional loss equivalent to limitation of flexion to 30 degrees or limitation of extension to 15 degrees.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and treatment records consistently documented findings consistent with limitation of motion, specifically flexion limited to 120 degrees and extension limited to 10 degrees. The Board found these findings sufficient to warrant a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- medial meniscectomy of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0418505
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