The Board has determined that a 60 percent evaluation is warranted for the veteran's right total knee replacement with instability and osteoarthritis, residual of meniscectomy, since July 2002. The prior evaluations were appropriate given the nature of his disability at the time they were assigned.
The deciding factor: The current evaluation reflects the severity of the veteran's symptoms, including pain, instability, and functional impairment, which have persisted despite treatment and surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative right knee meniscectomy, Instability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0319618
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