The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized by range of motion from 0 to 130 degrees with painful motion and additional functional impairment upon repeated testing, does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left knee has limited flexion to 130 degrees with pain on motion, which is within the normal range as per Diagnostic Code 5260. The examiner did not find any limitation of extension (Diagnostic Code 5261).
- Claimed conditions
- contusion of the left knee, left thigh atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1126850
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- Partly granted
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