The Veteran's left total knee arthroplasty has been manifested by moderate pain, weakness, fatigue, and stiffness, with severe lack of endurance. The Board found that the condition does not more closely resemble an amputation at the upper third of the thigh.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating as it was manifested by moderate pain, weakness, fatigue, and stiffness with severe lack of endurance but did not more closely resemble that of an amputation of a lower extremity at the upper third of the thigh.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee total arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1131590
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