The veteran's rheumatoid arthritis is rated at 20 percent, effective April 1991.,Her right and left knee patellofemoral syndromes are each rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: Rheumatoid arthritis was established by service connection in January 1994. The veteran's bilateral knee disorders were granted increased ratings of 10 percent in March 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee pain with chondromalacia and patellofemoral syndrome, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2005
- Citation
- 0502778
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