The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating from 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the cervical and thoracic spine, hips, knees, and ankles due to a lack of evidence showing limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show sufficient limitation of motion to warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5003.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the cervical and thoracic spine, degenerative joint disease of the hips, degenerative joint disease of the knees, degenerative joint disease of the ankles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0617136
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What this means for you
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