The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and right knee scar were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show the required criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes, such as limitation of motion or involvement of multiple joints with occasional incapacitating exacerbations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease, Right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24051868
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