The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's post-operative internal derangement of the right knee with degenerative changes, currently rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative internal derangement of the right knee, Degenerative changes in the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0700666
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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