The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee and right ankle disabilities are not supported by the evidence, resulting in a denial of both claims.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the need for higher ratings based on limitation of motion or instability of the joints.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the left patella, postoperative residuals of a right ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0637053
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his chronic low back strain and bilateral knee disabilities were denied. The RO assigned a 20% rating for the low back disability effective January 21, 2004.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection were denied, as the evidence did not support a finding of chondromalacia patella or a link between his current knee condition and service-connected conditions.
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