The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, left hip bursitis, and right Achilles tendonitis (claimed as right ankle pain) due to a lack of evidence showing limitation of motion in any of these joints.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show sufficient limitation of motion to warrant even a noncompensable rating for any of the conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, left hip bursitis, right Achilles tendonitis (claimed as right ankle pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0626034
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