The Veteran's claims for increased rating of right knee disability and extension beyond January 31, 2006, of a temporary total rating for convalescence following right knee surgery were denied. The claim for service connection for low back disability was not addressed as it is considered 'unknown' whether the appeal is about service connection at all.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support granting an increased rating for the right knee disability or extending the temporary total rating beyond January 31, 2006. The claim for service connection for low back disability was not addressed as it was considered 'unknown' whether the appeal is about service connection at all.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Low Back Disability (not explicitly stated in the text)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0919625
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- Remanded (sent back)
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