The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right and left total knee replacement residuals, as well as his right and left trochanteric bursitis, have been denied by the Board.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any evidence of chronic residuals or marked knee or ankle disability that would warrant a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 5261, 5262, or 5256. The Veteran's symptoms were limited to pain and limitation of motion within the normal range.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Knee Replacement Residuals, Left Total Knee Replacement Residuals, Right Trochanteric Bursitis, Left Trochanteric Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1030236
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to a lack of VA knee examinations. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are also on appeal.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip bursitis have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The conditions are found to be aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.,Service connection has been granted for both right and left hip bursitis, with the aggravation being secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's right total knee replacement residuals are rated at 60 percent since May 20, 2021. The Board finds that the condition most closely approximates chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his knee disabilities have been denied. The RO has already granted the maximum 100 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5055 for right and left total knee replacements, effective from September 6, 2016.
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