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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- Remanded (sent back)
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