The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for traumatic arthritis of the right knee and internal derangement of the right knee, as both conditions are currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence is against the veteran's claims for evaluations in excess of 10 percent for both traumatic arthritis of the right knee and internal derangement of the right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal Derangement of the Right Knee, Traumatic Arthritis of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0501531
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by limitation of motion, has not met the criteria for a higher rating than 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted separate 10 percent disability ratings for traumatic arthritis of the left knee for limitation of flexion and extension, as well as for traumatic arthritis of the right knee for limitation of flexion. The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are rated based on their impact on range of motion.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for internal derangement of the right knee, to include osteoarthritis, has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for osteoarthritis of the left knee.
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