The Board denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the left and right knee disabilities but granted separate 10 percent ratings for painful motion with extension associated with both knees.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating, but it did establish painful motion with extension to warrant separate ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- retropatellar pain syndrome of the left knee, retropatellar pain syndrome of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24000844
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
The veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for retropatellar pain syndrome of the right knee and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for remote right clavicle fracture with impingement syndrome, right shoulder were denied.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected retropatellar pain syndrome of the left knee is not productive of more than slight impairment, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.
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