The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected osteoarthritis of the left knee, right hip, and right ankle disability do not warrant ratings in excess of the initial noncompensable ratings assigned.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examinations did not show any additional functional loss or limitation beyond what is already contemplated by a noncompensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes for arthritis and fibula fractures.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the left knee, Osteoarthritis of the right hip, Right ankle disability (residuals of a fibula fracture)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1242267
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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