The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, PTSD, and schizophrenia, secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities is granted. The claims for increased ratings for left and right knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative arthritis are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence preponderates against the presence of a great disability in either knee over any lesser interval within the rating period, beginning up to a year prior to July 5, 2005 for the right knee and October 14, 2005 for the left knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder including depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and schizophrenia, Left knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative arthritis, Right knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1223535
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's right knee disability, finding that his right knee extension was not limited to greater than 20 degrees and his right knee flexion was not limited to fewer than 90 degrees during the period beginning December 12, 2019.
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