The veteran's total right knee replacement was determined to be related to his service-connected right knee Osgood Schlatter's disease with degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: Service connection for residuals of a total right knee replacement is granted as it is secondary to the service-connected right knee Osgood Schlatter's disease with degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Osgood Schlatter's disease with degenerative arthritis, Residuals of a total right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0831155
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- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a total right knee replacement and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for total left knee replacement, residuals of a total right knee replacement, and degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine with herniated disks have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for instability of the right knee, and remanded other issues including ratings for osteoarthritis of the left and right knees, residuals of total knee replacements, DDD of the thoracolumbar spine, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.
- Granted
The veteran's residuals of total right and left knee replacements were granted a 60 percent rating due to the limitation in flexion and extension, with pain being the major functional impact.
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