The Board has granted an extension of the temporary total rating based on the need for convalescence through May 2007, finding that the Veteran's right knee surgery resulted in severe post-operative residuals requiring at least a year of convalescence.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated that the Veteran was unable to return to work until May 2007 due to his post-surgical residuals, including an iatrogenic fracture of the patella and slow rehabilitation process.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1005510
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What this means for you
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