The Veteran's right knee condition is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board denied a higher evaluation based on limited flexion.,For his left inguinal hernia, the Veteran was granted service connection but remains without a compensable rating due to lack of true hernia protrusion.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate true hernia protrusion for the left inguinal hernia, which is required for a noncompensable rating under DC 7338.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia and Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Right Knee, Left Inguinal Hernia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19101284
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What this means for you
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