The Veteran's right total knee replacement is rated at 30 percent, and he is granted a separate 10 percent rating for slight instability of the right knee. His left knee disability is also rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran underwent right total knee replacement in June 2008, resulting in a 30 percent rating. He was also found to have slight lateral instability of his right knee, warranting an additional 10 percent rating for instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Disability, Right Ankle Disability, Left Ankle Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1021706
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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.
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