The veteran was granted initial ratings of 20 percent for limited flexion and 10 percent for limited extension in the right knee, and similar ratings were granted for the left knee.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a higher rating for the veteran's knee conditions based on limitation of motion due to pain, weakness, fatigue, lack of endurance, and incoordination, but did not warrant an even higher rating given the specific degree of limitation of flexion and extension.
- Claimed conditions
- limited flexion of the right knee due to tricompartmental arthritis, limited extension of the right knee, limited flexion of the left knee due to tricompartmental arthritis, limited extension of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0811324
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in previous decisions and requests for additional evidence and clarification of medical findings. The Veteran's representative requested copies of certain examination reports, which were provided after a second Joint Motion for Remand (JMR).
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee conditions, as well as a compensable rating for scars of the right knee.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating greater than 10 percent for right knee internal derangement, chondromalacia, and degenerative arthritis with painful motion, denied a compensable rating for the same condition with limited extension, but granted a 10 percent rating for right lateral knee instability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee, tinnitus, and bilateral uveitis, finding that the current ratings were appropriate based on the evidence of record.
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