The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's right knee replacement, effective from April 1999. The claim of service connection for left foot and left knee disorders as secondary to the right knee disorder is also granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed significant weakness, difficulty with motion, and pain associated with weight bearing in the right knee, which more nearly approximates chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness in the affected extremity. The veteran's symptoms are taken into account with the 60 percent rating for his right knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Replacement, Left Foot Disorder, Left Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0211925
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What this means for you
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