The Veteran's left knee arthritis is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds no evidence of additional functional impairment warranting a higher rating.,The Veteran does not have current right upper or lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The left knee arthritis has been rated based on limitation of motion, with flexion limited to 90 degrees and extension limited to 5 degrees. The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.,There is no current evidence of right upper or lower extremity peripheral neuropathy in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee arthritis, Right upper extremity peripheral nerve disability, Left upper extremity peripheral nerve disability, Right lower extremity peripheral nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20050713
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee disability and left knee arthritis due to insufficient reasoning in previous decisions, including a lack of adequate examination regarding the nature and etiology of his right knee disability. The Court also found that there was an issue with missing service treatment records.
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