The Veteran's service-connected left and right knee disabilities are rated at 10 percent each, effective October 21, 2006. The RO has denied higher ratings for these conditions.,A TDIU is granted from September 28, 2017, based on the combined rating of 70% due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they do not result in limitation of flexion or extension beyond what is already reflected by the current 10 percent ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis, Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18142516
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