The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected disabilities of the right and left knees, as well as his thigh and leg injuries. The maximum schedular rating assignable for each condition was 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher schedular rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis of Right Knee, Traumatic Arthritis of Left Knee, Post-operative Incisional Scar and Muscle Injury of Right Thigh with Retained Foreign Bodies, Scars and Muscle Injury of Left Thigh and Tibia, with Retained Foreign Bodies of the Left Leg, Below the Knee, Residual Muscle Hernia, and Popliteal Space
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1230285
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for traumatic arthritis of both knees and left knee instability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities and entitlement to TDIU were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment of a sedentary nature.
- Granted
The Board has granted an increased rating of 10% for traumatic arthritis and instability of the right knee, effective from December 1, 2005. The effective date for separate ratings was set at July 17, 2000.
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