The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not show flexion limited to 30 degrees in either knee, which would warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The objective evidence of record does not indicate that either knee disability would have resulted in flexion limited to 30 degrees, even with repeated use over a period of time or during a flare-up, sufficient to warrant a higher 20 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Lateral Patellar Friction Syndrome, Left Knee Lateral Patellar Friction Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070535
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