The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for the prosthetic right knee effective September 1, 2001, but higher ratings are not warranted for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The severity of the right knee condition post-total replacement justified a higher rating, while no evidence supported increased ratings for the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right knee injury with total knee replacement, Myositis ossificans of the right hip, Arthralgia of the right ankle, Diabetes mellitus, Arthralgia and arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0904571
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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