The veteran's service-connected total left knee replacement is rated at 60 percent, which is the highest schedular rating available for this condition.
The deciding factor: The disability picture more nearly approximates severe painful motion and weakness in the affected extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- Total left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0635473
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's total left knee replacement, finding that it resulted in at most intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's total left and right knee replacements, finding that they resulted in at most intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for total left knee replacement prior to April 20, 2021, and denied higher ratings for flexion, extension, and instability of the left knee.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for total right and left knee replacements due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.
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