The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the applicable diagnostic codes. The Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s right knee disability has been evaluated as residuals of fracture with degenerative changes and currently assigned a 30 percent evaluation based on malunion of the tibia and fibula with marked knee disability, which is the highest rating available under Diagnostic Code 5262. The VA examination reports do not support an increase in the evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of right tibia and fibula, degenerative changes of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21028930
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