The Veteran's increased ratings for right knee disability were denied, and service connection for gouty arthritis of hands and fingers was not granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement of the right knee with traumatic arthritis, Instability in the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1544947
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