The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee injury with traumatic arthritis, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating based on the range of motion and functional impairment.
The deciding factor: The June 2007 VA examination found additional loss of flexion due to pain, but this was insufficient to warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 or 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Injury with Traumatic Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0907239
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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