The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings are denied as there is no evidence of ankylosis, moderate limitation of motion, or moderate intervertebral disc syndrome warranting a higher rating under either the pre-amended or amended regulations.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show findings consistent with ankylosis, moderate limitation of motion, or moderate intervertebral disc syndrome that would support a higher than 10 percent evaluation for any of the veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- protruding disc, L4-L5 and L5-S1 with curvature and radiculopathy of the lumbar spine, retropatellar pain syndrome, left knee, retropatellar pain syndrome, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0600239
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