The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left knee disorder was granted, with the effective date being March 1, 2005. His combined disability evaluation is now at 90 percent.
The deciding factor: The RO increased the evaluation of the veteran's service-connected left knee disorders to 60 percent effective March 1, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease, right knee, additional disability for laxity, right knee, left total knee arthroplasty, status post left medial meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0614252
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,480 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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