Prec 9- 2004    Rating Limitation of Flexion and Extension of the Leg

     Citation: Vet. Aff. Op. Gen. Couns. Prec. 9-2004, VAOPGCPREC 9-2004, 2004

ISSUE PRESENTED: 

Can a veteran receive separate ratings under Diagnostic Code (DC) 5260 (leg, limitation of flexion) and DC 5261 (leg, limitation of extension) for disability of the same joint? 

HELD: 

Separate ratings under DC 5260 (leg, limitation of flexion) and DC 5261 (leg, limitation of extension), both currently codified at 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a, may be assigned for disability of the same joint.