The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 60 percent effective November 19, 2015. The left ankle disability was assigned a 20 percent evaluation effective the same date.
The deciding factor: Effective November 19, 2015, the Veteran's right knee and left ankle disabilities were evaluated based on their severity under Diagnostic Codes 5261 (right knee) and 5274 (left ankle), respectively. The effective dates for these evaluations are tied to the date of the examination that assigned them.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Knee, Impingement Syndrome of the Right Shoulder, DJD of the Left Ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1744440
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee DJD and TKA disabilities have been denied. The initial rating of 10 percent for DJD prior to April 5, 2011, and the subsequent rating of 40 percent from that date until February 1, 2015, are not supported by the evidence. For the period from March 1, 2016, through October 10, 2022, a 30 percent rating is denied, and on or after October 11, 2022, a 60 percent rating is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of her disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations. The issues include Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Insomnia, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Left Knee, DJD of the Right Knee, and Hypothyroidism.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for ratings in excess of 30 percent for right knee total arthroplasty, a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a left ankle disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new examination to address the severity of his right knee disability and its impact on his employment.
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