The veteran's left knee disability, which was rated as 100 percent disabling effective July 28, 2004, has been increased to a 60 percent rating effective September 1, 2005.,The right knee disability remains at a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left knee disability was rated as 100 percent disabling after the one-year period following implantation of prosthesis and has since been reduced to a 60 percent rating effective September 1, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the left knee, Post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0612023
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