Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 1010186
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated as 10 percent disabling, while his generalized joint pain disability has been rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board found that both conditions warranted a rating in excess of 10 percent based on the severity of symptoms and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right knee with retropatellar syndrome, Generalized joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1010186
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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