The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right knee disability warrants a combined rating of 50 percent, effective June 25, 2002. The left knee osteoarthritis is currently rated at 30 percent and does not warrant an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations consistently showed full extension in the veteran's right knee, with no additional limitation of extension on repetitive use. There was also no evidence of instability or subluxation in either knee, precluding separate ratings under Diagnostic Codes 5257 and 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0637050
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