The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee total arthroplasty residuals meet the criteria for a 60 percent disability rating, and his claim of entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated severe chronic residuals including pain, weakness, gross anterior-posterior instability, and atrophy in the right lower extremity, which precluded the veteran from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Total Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0019505
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