The Veteran's left knee disability, including his partial knee replacement surgery in September 2009, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board has granted a temporary 100 percent evaluation for one year following the surgery.
The deciding factor: The Veteran underwent a partial left knee replacement on September 29, 2009, and his disability was initially rated as 30 percent disabling effective May 1, 2010. The Board has granted a temporary 100 percent evaluation for one year following the surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee middle compartment osteoarthritis, status post unicompartmental joint replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1401237
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