The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities have been rated based on limitation of motion and degenerative joint disease. The current ratings are found to be appropriate.,The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities do not demonstrate additional functional loss or other factors that would warrant a higher evaluation, given their current range of motion and associated symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal derangement of left knee, Degenerative joint disease of left knee, Internal derangement of right knee status post reconstruction anterior cruciate ligament with an incisional hernia of the right thigh, Degenerative joint disease of right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1760144
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