The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities have been denied. The right knee is rated at 10% for flexion limitation, but no extension rating has been granted. A separate 10% rating was granted for instability in the right knee effective January 27, 2015. For the left knee, a 10% rating remains denied prior to April 20, 2015, and a higher rating is also denied post-total knee replacement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities do not meet or approximate the criteria for any of the assigned ratings based on limitation of motion or instability. The right knee flexion was limited to 110 degrees with pain, but no extension limitation has been found. Instability in the right knee is noted, but a separate rating for this condition has already been granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee degenerative arthritis, Left knee degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21003963
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, and left ankle degenerative arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and right knee degenerative arthritis, as well as his claim for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal is not about service connection at all.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for right knee degenerative arthritis based on limitation of motion was denied. A separate 20 percent rating for a right knee meniscus tear is granted. The claims for service connection for left hip condition and right foot gout are dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine was dismissed as a matter of law due to a full grant of benefits. The appeals for left knee and left ankle disabilities are remanded.
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