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
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new examination of his right knee disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee internal derangement was granted a rating of 30 percent from October 22, 2012 to November 15, 2022.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee internal derangement is denied after November 15, 2022.
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