The Veteran's left knee DJD is found to be aggravated by the service-connected right knee disability, warranting service connection on a secondary basis. The issue of an increased rating for the right knee disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The current left knee DJD was found to have been aggravated (worsened beyond normal progression) by the service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia status post partial medial meniscectomy, partial lateral meniscectomy, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, right knee total arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1544035
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- Denied
The Board denied increased disability ratings for various conditions, including bilateral knee replacements and radiculopathies. The reduction of the 30 percent rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of right knee total arthroplasty due to an error in the VA examination, and the Veteran must be afforded another VA examination that fully complies with Correia v. McDonald.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an additional month of a total disability rating for his right knee, concluding on November 1, 2024.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for right and left knee total arthroplasty to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities without considering the ameliorative effects of pain medication.
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