The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected prepatellar bursitis, right knee does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence did not show limitation of motion or other functional impairment sufficient to warrant an evaluation higher than 10 percent under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- prepatellar bursitis, degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622825
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of low back and cervical spine disabilities, including osteoarthritis and IVDS, to include as secondary to hypothyroidism. The Board ordered a new or supplemental examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of left knee conditions to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion that acknowledges and considers two articles submitted by the Veteran regarding a possible link between prepatellar bursitis and his service-connected bipolar disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected patellofemoral pain syndrome and degenerative changes in the left knee are granted. Ratings of 20 percent for lumbar degenerative changes with narrowing of L5-S1, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity are also granted.
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