The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right knee internal derangement with degenerative changes does not warrant an increased rating, and his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right fifth metacarpal do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization due to the veteran's service-connected conditions, thus preventing application of extraschedular standards.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Internal Derangement, Degenerative Changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0603343
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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