The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Veteran is assigned the maximum disability rating of 60 percent for his service-connected post-operative right total knee arthroplasty, but no separate ratings are warranted. For his left knee disability, he is assigned a 30 percent disability rating based on limitation of flexion. He was granted TDIU effective April 29, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of additional disabling symptomatology or evidence of instability, subluxation, ankylosis, etc. The maximum disability rating assignable for his service-connected right knee replacement is 60 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative right total knee arthroplasty, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee status post ACL and meniscus repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2018
- Citation
- 1824766
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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