The November 29, 2011 Board decision denied an increased disability rating in excess of 20 percent for traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine and granted a 20 percent increase for cervical spine arthritis.,The effective date for the 20 percent increase for cervical spine arthritis was March 28, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to consider an earlier effective date of April 26, 2007 for the increased disability rating of 20 percent for cervical spine arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1646525
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right knee with limitation of motion was granted a separate 10 percent rating prior to December 28, 2018.,A disability rating in excess of 30 percent for this condition is denied prior to December 28, 2018.,The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, status-post multiple surgeries, was granted a separate 20 percent rating prior to December 28, 2018.,A 100 percent rating for the service-connected status-post total right knee arthroplasty from December 28, 2018 to September 1, 2020 is granted.,The Veteran's service-connected status-post right knee total arthroplasty from September 1, 2020 is granted a disability rating of 60 percent.
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