The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 20 percent, and the left knee and hip disabilities were not increased from their current ratings. The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The limitation of flexion in both knees and the moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability supported the 20 percent rating for the right knee, while the left knee and hip conditions did not meet higher ratings. The Veteran's inability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities warranted a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with spinal stenosis and radiculopathy, status post laminectomy, Right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and patellar chondromalacia with osteoarthritis, Left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and patellar chondromalacia with degenerative arthritis, Trochanteric bursitis with minimal osteoarthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906475
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.
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