The Veteran's bilateral knee replacements are currently rated at 30 percent each, and the Board finds that there is no evidence of additional disability warranting a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a schedular rating in excess of 30 percent for his bilateral knee replacements as they are currently rated.
- Claimed conditions
- Status Post Total Left Knee Replacement, Status Post Total Right Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1445053
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities.
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