The Veteran's service-connected right knee limitation of flexion is not rated higher than the current 10% evaluation since November 4, 2016. The Veteran also has a separate rating for his stress fracture of the right supracondylar femur and instability of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected right knee limitation of flexion does not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under Diagnostic Code 5260, as it is currently limited to at least 10 degrees of flexion. The Veteran also has a separate evaluation for his stress fracture and instability issues which preclude assigning additional ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Limitation of Flexion, Stress Fracture of Right Supracondylar Femur, Right Knee Instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19183937
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