The Veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities have been rated based on their current manifestations. The residuals, left knee injury, postoperative with surgical scar are currently rated at 30 percent disabling. The left knee medial compartment degenerative joint disease is rated at 10 percent based on range of motion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities have remained stable and do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury, left knee medial compartment degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1306044
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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