The Board has determined that the veteran's knee disabilities warrant a 40 percent disability rating effective March 30, 2006. The RO previously granted service connection for DJD of each knee and assigned initial ratings of 10 percent from April 23, 1998; 20 percent from March 16, 2002; and 40 percent after March 30, 2006.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability picture did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to functional loss and pain on movement of both knees. The RO assigned the maximum schedular rating based on the severity of his knee disabilities as per Diagnostic Code 5261 (limitation of extension) and Diagnostic Code 5260 (limitation of flexion).
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0728374
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of February 22, 2017 for both the TDIU and DEA benefits based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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