The veteran's claim for a temporary total rating of 100 percent based on the need for convalescence following surgery in March 1999 is granted. The surgery was performed to treat his service-connected low back disability, and he required at least one month of recuperation.
The deciding factor: The veteran needed at least one month of convalescence following the surgery due to the recommendation of his surgeon and the need for house confinement.
- Claimed conditions
- protruding disc at L5-S1, left shoulder dislocations, patellofemoral syndrome of right knee, patellofemoral syndrome of left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0105246
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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