The Board has determined that a 10 percent rating, but no higher, is warranted for bilateral degenerative arthritis of the knees.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee conditions did not meet criteria for a higher rating based on the available schedular standards and the evidence did not indicate an exceptional or unusual disability picture rendering application of the schedule impractical.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral degenerative arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1524049
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What this means for you
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