The veteran's service-connected right knee condition, characterized by DJD and Osgood-Schlatter's disease, warrants a 40 percent disability rating due to the degree of overall functional impairment.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed ankylosis in flexion between 10 and 20 degrees, warranting an extra 10 percent disability rating for a combined rating of 40 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Osgood-Schlatter's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0719468
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