The Board found that the Veteran's postoperative right knee disability, manifested by flexion to 100 degrees with pain at 100 degrees and extension to zero degrees without pain or additional functional loss, warrants a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5260 (limitation of flexion) and Diagnostic Code 5261 (limitation of extension). The Board denied an initial higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's postoperative right knee disability was found to be manifested by painful motion with periarticular joint pathology, warranting the minimum compensable rating for the knee. The current 10 percent rating is already based on limitation of motion and no additional schedular ratings are warranted under Diagnostic Codes 5260 or 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1003998
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