The Veteran's service-connected right total knee arthroplasty is currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that his condition does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating as there are no chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness in the affected extremity.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's right knee disability did not manifest by chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness, and instead was manifested by intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Knee Arthroplasty, Medial Collateral Ligament Injury, Degenerative Arthritis, Instability, Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18120994
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- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, tendinitis, and strain, status post arthroscopy with meniscal tear and degenerative arthritis (limitation of flexion), and awarded an initial compensable rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, tendinitis, and strain, status post arthroscopy with meniscal tear and degenerative arthritis (limitation of extension).
- Granted
The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 6, 2008 due to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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