The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized by painful or limited motion at times due to pain and other factors, but with full extension to 0 degrees and flexion to greater than 30 degrees, was found not to warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent assigned since 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion under applicable diagnostic codes due to pain and other factors during flareups or after repeated use over time, which does not result in additional functional loss beyond that already provided by the current 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Bursitis, Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23056772
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