The Veteran's appeal is for increased ratings and service connection. The rating decision denied an increase in the rating for right knee LOM, granted a separate rating for LOM on extension of the right knee, and denied an earlier effective date for left knee disability.,Service connection was remanded for bilateral hip and shin splints disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee LOM symptomatology has not manifested with flexion limited to 60 degrees or less at any time during the rating period on appeal, thus not meeting the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating.,For the period June 14, 2019, to October 9, 2019, the right knee manifested with LOM on extension of -10 degrees, warranting a separate rating not to exceed 10 percent.,The Veteran's left knee disability was assigned an effective date based on the date of receipt of his claim for service connection. The criteria do not support earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee LOM (Limitation of Motion), Left Hip Trochanteric Pain Syndrome and Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome, Bilateral Shin Splints (resolved)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2023
- Citation
- A23029057
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