The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for total left knee replacement and granted it, finding that the Veteran's condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected right lower leg amputation. The hearing loss issue is remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established a link between the Veteran's service-connected right lower leg amputation and his current left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Total left knee replacement, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148637
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to inconsistencies in the January 2022 VA examination reports and a need for clarification regarding the Veteran's intent when filing his Notice of Disagreement. The AOJ is directed to schedule new examinations, obtain retrospective medical opinions, and clarify the severity of the Veteran's disabilities during the relevant period on appeal.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for eligibility for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not meet the criteria for a qualifying total service-connected disability rating or loss of use of lower extremities.
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