The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating at any point.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran met the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 (limitation of flexion) and 5261 (limitation of extension) for his right knee, or under Diagnostic Code 5257 (instability) for either knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (Right Knee), Instability of Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease (Left Knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1707735
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