The Veteran's service-connected residuals of right knee replacement are rated at 30 percent, the minimum rating available after one year following surgery. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it fails to demonstrate ankylosis or nonunion with loose motion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating based on severe painful motion or weakness, and instead characterized his condition as 'intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion.'
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1337847
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of November 1, 2021, for a 30 percent evaluation for his right knee replacement. The decision found that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date as it would decrease the Veteran's properly assigned 100 percent evaluation and because he was already separately compensated for service-connected right knee osteoarthritis.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right ankle ankylosis and knee replacements, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since January 30, 2024. The Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee replacement and bilateral knee condition, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his active military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right knee and left hip disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not related to his military service.
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