The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent for arthritis with painful limited motion, and his second degree burn scars are rated at 10 percent for loss of sensation. The claims for left knee and low back disabilities have not been resolved in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee condition manifests painful limitation of motion that most nearly approximates flexion to 50 degrees and extension to 0 degrees without instability, frequent episodes of locking or effusion, ankylosis, dislocation or removal of the semilunar cartilage, or impairment of the tibia or fibula. The Veteran's second degree burn scars manifest a loss of sensation, are superficial, do not affect an area of 144 square inches (sq. in.) or greater, do not involve the head, face, or neck, and have not resulted in any limitation of function.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Right Knee Injury, Second Degree Burn Scars of the Right Anterior Thigh and Groin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1542255
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