The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 20 percent prior to April 1, 2011 and 40 percent thereafter for limitation of extension. The Veteran's left hip disability is currently rated as 10 percent.,Both disabilities are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating for the knee or hip disabilities based on the current range of motion findings and the absence of ankylosis, which would be required to warrant higher ratings under specific diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee, Limited Motion of the Left Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001942
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee conditions have been denied. His current rating of 10 percent is based on limitation of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left and right knees due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. The Veteran's testimony indicates that his knee disabilities may be related to active service, but VA examinations did not provide etiological opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee, finding that it is not related to active duty service or secondary to a service-connected condition. The case was remanded due to issues with the right knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development due to the need for a VA examination.
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