The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for his right knee disability, as there was no evidence of limitation of flexion to less than 30 degrees or extension to more than 5 degrees.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to the lack of significant limitation in flexion and extension.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability (osteoarthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0910625
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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