The veteran is granted a temporary 100 percent rating until June 2, 2004 for convalescence and implantation of a prosthesis for his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right total knee arthroplasty resulted in post-surgical convalescence which warranted a temporary 100% rating from March 31, 2003 until June 1, 2003. The implantation of the prosthesis then extended this to June 2, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Knee Arthroplasty, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0632259
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Effective September 1, 2019, the Veteran is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Board has restored a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right total knee arthroplasty, effective April 1, 2021, as the evidence did not show material improvement in the disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee condition is rated at 30 percent for the period beginning February 2, 2024. The rating was denied as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU due to inadequate medical examination reports in his previous case. The AOJ is instructed to arrange a new right knee examination, considering the Veteran's incarceration status.
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