The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected internal derangement of the right knee and DJD of the right knee have been denied. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the Veteran met the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement of the right knee, Degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1625231
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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