The Veteran's post-operative right lower extremity numbness and pain following right total knee arthroplasty in May 2007 is not additional disability that is the result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the VA health care providers who provided treatment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's post-operative right lower extremity numbness and pain following right total knee arthroplasty in May 2007 is not considered additional disability caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or similar instance of fault.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1451340
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's lumbosacral radiculopathy of the right lower extremity is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence.
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