The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities have been rated as 10 percent each, with no higher ratings granted due to the severity of his symptoms not warranting a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's knee disabilities more nearly approximate the criteria for higher ratings based on limitation of motion or other functional impairment. The highest rating available is 10 percent, as both knees are rated separately and each has been found to have flexion limited to 90 degrees in the right knee and 115 degrees in the left knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Right Knee DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1711119
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