The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected internal derangement of the left knee with degenerative joint disease, finding that separate ratings are not warranted due to overlapping symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms include painful and slightly limited motion of the left knee, which is contemplated by the current rating under Diagnostic Code 5003 for degenerative arthritis. The Board found no basis for a higher rating or separate ratings based on other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement of the left knee, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0632365
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What this means for you
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