The veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right knee injury with arthritis and service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine and muscle strain of the lower back as secondary to his right knee disability were denied. The RO found that there was no evidence of limitation of motion or instability warranting a higher rating, and that the veteran's conditions are not related to his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any limitation of motion or instability in the veteran's right knee, which is required for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 or 5261. The examiner also noted that there was no laxity to varus or valgus stress and negative McMurray's test and Lachman's test.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Injury with Arthritis"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine and Muscle Strain of the Lower Back"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0617840
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