The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, characterized by flexion limited with pain during flare-ups resulting in inability to bend the knee, have been granted a 30 percent rating for each knee.
The deciding factor: The highest degree of limitation of flexion was shown at the February 2019 examination, which found that flexion was limited at worst to 70 degrees in both knees during flare-ups. The Board finds this sufficient to warrant a 30 percent rating under DC 5260.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of Left Knee with Patellar Tendon Rupture, Degenerative Arthritis of Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021420
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