The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected fracture right tibia and fibula with mild knee disability, finding that his symptomatology did not warrant an increase beyond the current 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed slight knee impairment but no more than slight knee impairment is already compensated via the protected rating under DC 5256.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture right tibia and fibula, mild knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19139060
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