The Veteran's left knee flexion does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.,The Veteran is entitled to a 30 percent disability rating for his right knee limitation of extension.,The Veteran is entitled to a 30 percent disability rating for his left knee limitation of extension.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's left knee flexion is limited to less than 45 degrees at any point during the period on appeal, which would meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5260.,Throughout the period on appeal, the Veteran's right knee extension was limited to 20 degrees or less, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5261.,Throughout the period on appeal, the Veteran's left knee extension was limited to 20 degrees or less, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Flexion, Right Knee Extension, Left Knee Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22056919
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- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of September 2, 2020 for the grant of service connection for right knee flexion and denied the request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right knee extension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and an earlier effective date of May 14, 2018, for radiculopathy right lower extremity. Other claims were denied.
- Granted
PTSD is granted with a 100% rating effective April 17, 2020.,Right knee flexion and left knee flexion are each granted a 20% rating effective December 28, 2020.,Right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy are each granted a 20% rating effective December 28, 2020.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee limitation of flexion, left knee limitation of flexion, and right knee limitation of extension have been denied as his range of motion does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria.
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