The Veteran's service-connected genu recurvatum, right knee, and arthritis, right knee, are currently rated at the maximum allowable under VA rating criteria. The Board finds that neither condition warrants a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: Both conditions have been evaluated based on their current manifestations without additional limitation of motion or instability as noted in the medical records provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Genu Recurvatum, Arthritis, Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1033656
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