The Veteran's service-connected left knee arthritis has been manifested by no less than 110 degrees of flexion and 0 degrees of extension, without x-ray evidence of involvement of two or more major joints or two or more minor joints groups with occasional incapacitating exacerbations. The criteria for an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent have not been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee arthritis has flexion limited to 110 degrees and extension limited to 0 degrees, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 5260 or 5261. The Veteran is therefore assigned the minimum non-compensable rating of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1734852
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