The Veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for pre-patellar bursitis of the bilateral knees prior to March 4, 2019.,A higher disability rating for degenerative arthritis of the left knee from March 4, 2019 forward is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-patellar bursitis was rated based on painful noncompensable limitation of motion prior to March 4, 2019. The VA examiner found no compensable limitation of motion or slight recurrent subluxation or lateral instability.,The Veteran’s degenerative arthritis of the left knee is currently rated at 30 percent from March 4, 2019 forward due to extension limited to 20 degrees.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"pre-patellar bursitis","joint_affected":"bilateral knees"}, {"condition_name":"degenerative arthritis of the left knee","joint_affected":"left knee"}, {"condition_name":"degenerative arthritis of the right knee","joint_affected":"right knee"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183176
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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