The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for osteochondritis dessicans, right knee prior to September 24, 2002 or a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee prior to September 24, 2002. The residuals of total knee replacement were rated at 60 percent effective from November 1, 2003. For the period beginning on November 1, 2003, the Veteran was found not entitled to a TDIU based on service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for osteochondritis dessicans, right knee prior to September 24, 2002 or a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee prior to September 24, 2002. The residuals of total knee replacement were rated at 60 percent effective from November 1, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteochondritis Dessicans of the Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1202053
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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