The veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound with total right knee arthroplasty are rated at 60 percent, the highest available rating under Diagnostic Code 5055. The disability is characterized by severe pain on motion and moderate functional impairment in employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound with total right knee arthroplasty resulted in chronic severe painful motion, warranting a 60 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound, total right knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0008225
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0008225.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability that had been continuously rated totally disabling for at least ten years immediately preceding his death, or within five years of his discharge from active duty. Therefore, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are denied.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for bullet and shell fragment wounds, as well as other claims due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities is remanded. The Board requested a medical examination and opinion but found that the provided reports were not substantially compliant with their instructions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that additional development is necessary to ensure compliance with the duty to assist, as required. The Veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, total right knee arthroplasty, musculoligamentous strain with ligamentous laxity, left knee, and left knee patellofemoral and medial compartment degenerative disease are remanded.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.