The Board has determined that the reduction in the Veteran's rating for limited extension of the left knee from 30% to 0% was not properly made, and has restored the original 30% rating effective July 1, 2009.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not reflect actual change in disability based on thorough examinations and an improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work had not occurred.
- Claimed conditions
- Limited extension of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1112225
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on the issues of right total knee arthroplasty, chondromalacia of the left knee and deformity of patella, bilateral hearing loss, and limited extension of the left knee have been dismissed as moot due to a separate Board decision adjudicating these claims.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings greater than 20 percent for the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities, including limited flexion and extension.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that he is entitled to an extraschedular TDIU rating for the entire period on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a TDIU, increased ratings for left knee disabilities, and service connection for lumbar myositis to the RO for further development. The Veteran is also being given another opportunity to respond to these matters.
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