The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 60 percent effective July 1, 2011. The TDIU claim was granted effective the same date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability rendered him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment following his May 13, 2010 total knee replacement surgery and he has been rated at 60 percent since July 1, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Seasonal allergic rhinitis with atopy, Reactive airway disease, Degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine (status post laminectomy and fusion), Right knee replacement, Acid reflux
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2016
- Citation
- 1605109
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of November 1, 2021, for a 30 percent evaluation for his right knee replacement. The decision found that the evidence did not support an earlier effective date as it would decrease the Veteran's properly assigned 100 percent evaluation and because he was already separately compensated for service-connected right knee osteoarthritis.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right ankle ankylosis and knee replacements, have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since January 30, 2024. The Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options, as the Higher-Level Review requests were still pending and not withdrawn at the time the VA Form 10182 was submitted.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee replacement and bilateral knee condition, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his active military service.
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