The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities. The RO increased the rating for the right knee disability to 10 percent effective June 1, 2001. The initial ratings for all three conditions remain at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating than 20 percent for any of the veteran's knee disabilities or shoulder disability due to the current range of motion and lack of ankylosis in the right shoulder, and limitation of flexion/extension in the knees that do not meet the criteria for more severe ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability (postoperative residuals of a rotator cuff tear), Right Knee Disability (degenerative arthritis), Left Knee Disability (postoperative residuals of an anterior cruciate ligament repair)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0623740
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