The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for residuals of a left knee injury with degenerative joint disease and loss of flexion, effective from the date of the decision. The claim for an increased rating for loss of extension remains pending.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left knee disability resulted in limited range of motion, specifically flexion limited to 15 degrees and extension limited to 10 degrees when considering complaints of pain on motion and repetitive use.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthrosis of the left knee, tear of the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus, tear of the anterior cruciate ligament
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0528332
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