The Board has granted initial disability ratings of 10 percent for left knee flexion and extension, effective November 15, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee had painful motion but did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Codes 5260 or 5261 due to lack of additional functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Flexion, Left Knee Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18153705
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- Denied
The Veteran's left knee extension was rated at 10 percent prior to September 30, 2021. After that date, the rating remained at 10 percent as there is no evidence of limitation of extension reaching 15 degrees.
- Remanded (sent back)
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