The Board has denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected right knee traumatic arthritis, finding that the Veteran's disability picture does not more nearly approximate the degree required for a higher or separate rating based on limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show greater limitation of motion than what was found during examination and treatment records, which were at most limited to 95 degrees of flexion and 15 degrees of extension. The Board also found no instability or subluxation present in the knee joint.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005798
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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