The veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities have been granted increased evaluations, with the right knee receiving a 10 percent evaluation and the left knee receiving a 20 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and clinical records consistently supported the veteran's complaints of pain and functional limitations in his knees, warranting higher disability ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot arthritis and post-operative callus residuals, left knee arthritis and partial meniscectomy residuals, lumbar spine arthritis and degenerative disc disease, right knee arthritis and partial meniscectomy residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635194
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Decisions by this judge: 684 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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