The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's traumatic arthritis of the left knee, status post total knee replacement, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability is characterized by severe painful motion and weakness in his affected extremity, warranting a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0501217
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's left knee condition is rated at 20 percent, effective November 13, 2019. A separate 10 percent rating for left-knee instability is granted since February 7, 2007.,A 10 percent rating for right-knee chondromalacia patella is granted as of March 22, 2010.
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