The veteran's service-connected left knee disability and scar have been granted increased evaluations.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations confirmed the presence of traumatic arthritis and a painful scar, warranting higher ratings under appropriate diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Impairment of the left knee, Scar of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0009552
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there is not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable by reason of his service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities due to a lack of recent VA examination, which is needed to assess current severity.
- Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis as of September 6, 2010, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from all substantially gainful employment prior to December 2, 2014.
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