The Veteran's right and left knee disorders have been rated at 10 percent prior to March 24, 2010 and at 20 percent thereafter.,Higher ratings for the knees are not warranted as there is no evidence of instability or severe joint disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee conditions do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Codes 5260 (limitation of flexion) and 5261 (extension), which require more than normal excursion, weakened movement, excess fatigability, incoordination, pain on movement, swelling, deformity or atrophy of disuse.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20009684
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