The Veteran's knee disabilities are currently rated as 10 percent disabling each, with no higher ratings warranted based on the current evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's range of motion in both knees is limited to at worst 70 degrees of flexion and 0 degrees of extension, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis of the Right Knee, Traumatic Arthritis of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2011
- Citation
- 1103957
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by limitation of motion, has not met the criteria for a higher rating than 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating under relevant codes due to limited motion and x-ray evidence of arthritis. The current 10 percent evaluation is maintained.
- Denied
The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the left knee is currently rated at 10 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70% disability rating prior to May 31, 2016 and a 70% disability rating from September 1, 2016. The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the left knee is granted a separate 20% disability rating for lateral instability starting from September 14, 2012.
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