The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral Dupuytren's contracture of the hands is granted. The right total knee replacement is rated at 30 percent, and the Veteran meets criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: Service connection established for bilateral Dupuytren's contracture of the hands due to in-service treatment. Right total knee replacement rated at 30 percent based on chronic residuals approximating severe painful motion or weakness in the affected extremity. The Veteran is unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities, meeting criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Dupuytren's contracture of the hands, Right total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1518100
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for lumbar strain, right knee scar, and degenerative arthritis of the left knee. However, a 60 percent evaluation was granted for the right total knee replacement effective July 24, 2018.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left shoulder and knee conditions, but granted a 60 percent rating for his right total knee replacement. The Board also denied entitlement to TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities, including instability, and a TDIU due to an inadequate examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right total knee replacement, which is claimed as secondary to their service-connected right knee strain, needs further examination and opinion.
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