The veteran's residuals of a shrapnel wound to the right knee were rated at 10 percent effective September 23, 2004. The condition was manifested by pain and stiffness with limited range of motion from 80 degrees flexion and 10 degrees extension.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms included pain and stiffness, leading to a limitation in the range of motion of his right knee, which warranted a staged initial evaluation of 10 percent effective September 23, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0515375
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