The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right knee arthritis was denied. The issue of service connection for a right foot condition, secondary to the right knee disability, was also denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee arthritis did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating based on limitation of motion. For his right foot condition claim, no new and material evidence had been presented since the May 2004 denial.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (Arthritis) of the Right Knee, Right Foot Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1515319
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