The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left knee arthroplasty, finding that the residuals of the surgery do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show chronic residuals with severely painful motion or weakness in the affected extremity as required for a 60% rating under DC 5055.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0636976
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What this means for you
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