The Veteran's left total knee replacement has resulted in a current rating of 30 percent, which is the highest schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 5055. The Board found additional functional loss due to pain during repetitive motion and granted an intermediate rating between 30 and 60 percent based on this finding.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee replacement resulted in persistent pain that caused additional functional loss during repetitive motion, warranting a higher rating than the current 30 percent assigned under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Total Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0943891
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left total knee replacement with left knee arthritis and scar, status post left knee arthroscopy, are granted a disability rating of 60 percent effective February 28, 2025.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial evaluations for left total knee replacement, left knee limitation of flexion, and painful left knee scar are all denied. The maximum rating for left total knee replacement is granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted increased ratings of 60 percent for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeals for a temporary total disability rating and a higher disability rating for left total knee replacement have been dismissed because the AOJ's decision was not issued prior to the filing of the Notice of Disagreement.
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