The Board found that the reduction of the evaluation for limitation of extension of the right knee from 10 percent to 0 percent was proper, as there is no evidence showing the Veteran's knee had extension limited to 10 degrees or more at any point during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The VA examination results showed full extension of the right knee with no pain on motion and no significant limitation in range of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1208439
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- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 2, 2020 for the grant of service connection for right knee flexion and denied the request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right knee extension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and an earlier effective date of May 14, 2018, for radiculopathy right lower extremity. Other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee limitation of flexion, left knee limitation of flexion, and right knee limitation of extension have been denied as his range of motion does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability was granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the flexion disability from October 25, 2021 to December 2, 2022. The other issues were either denied or not addressed in this decision.
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