The Veteran's claims for a temporary total disability evaluation, service connection for a left knee condition as secondary to her right knee condition, and increased evaluations for her right knee disabilities have been denied. The Board notes that the Veteran did not require convalescence following surgery on her right knee, and there is insufficient evidence to determine if her left knee condition is related to her right knee condition.
The deciding factor: The examiner could not test the Veteran's range of motion or stability due to her inability to stand, which was based solely on her statements. The opinion regarding secondary service connection for the left knee condition was inadequate as it did not provide a rationale for its conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Left knee condition (as per the issues raised)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0929153
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