The Veteran's right knee disability, which included bursitis and synovitis, was found to be no more than 30 percent disabling. The Board denied the claim for a higher rating as well as the TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran’s service-connected right knee disability warranted an evaluation in excess of 30 percent under any applicable diagnostic code, including those pertaining to limitation of motion and instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Bursitis, Right Knee Synovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20058864
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