The Board has determined that the Veteran's prepatellar bursitis, as manifested by flexion to 100 degrees and extension to 10 degrees with pain, warrants a 10 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows no ankylosis, dislocated cartilage, impairment of the tibia or fibula, or genu recurvatum. The Veteran's prepatellar bursitis is rated based on painful limitation of extension and flexion limited to 10 degrees after repetitive use.
- Claimed conditions
- prepatellar bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1719959
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