The Veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss have been withdrawn.,A higher rating for the Veteran’s service-connected left knee disability is denied as there is no evidence of limitation of flexion to 30 degrees or less.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5260 due to lack of limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Cutaneous Sarcoidosis, Left Knee Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2019
- Citation
- A19003858
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,017 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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