The Veteran is granted a separate rating of 10 percent for cartilage loss prior to April 27, 2004 and his right knee disorder rated at 60 percent from June 1, 2005. The effective date for the 60 percent rating remains pending further action.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder was not manifested by flexion limited to 30 degrees or less (to warrant a separate compensable rating) prior to April 27, 2004 and extension limited to 15 degrees or more. The record does not reflect such findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Cartilage Loss, Osteoarthritis/Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1829559
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