The Board denied a separate compensable evaluation for the current 10 percent rating for status post-injury to both knees, finding that there is no separate compensable knee impairment and range of motion has not been limited in either knee.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings did not support a separate compensable evaluation as the Veteran's knee impairment was due to unrelated disease processes and pain on motion without limitation of motion or instability.
- Claimed conditions
- status post-injury to both knees, arthritis in both knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20046359
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