The Veteran's claims for higher ratings on his service-connected knee and hip disabilities were denied. The left knee was rated at 20%, the right knee at 10%, and the right hip at 10%. No separate rating was granted for mild degenerative changes of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on instability or additional disability in either knee, nor did it support a separate rating for mild degenerative changes of the left knee. The right knee and hip disabilities were also rated at their maximum allowable ratings under VA's rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- Status Post Arthroscopy of the Left Knee, Osteoarthritis of the Right Knee, Mild Degenerative Arthritis of the Right Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1020070
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