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.
The deciding factor: The limitation in flexion and extension, along with pain, supported the higher 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a total right knee replacement, Residuals of a total left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0905104
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis from July 31, 2015 to October 23, 2017 and for the period from December 1, 2018. The claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for residuals of a total left knee replacement under DC 5055 for the period from December 1, 2018 was dismissed.
- 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).
- Partly granted
The Board granted the application to reopen the claim for service connection for a low back disorder and denied increased ratings for various knee conditions.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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