The Veteran's left knee strain was rated at 10 percent prior to July 18, 2016. The RO granted a separate rating of 100 percent for service-connected residuals of total left knee replacement effective July 18, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee strain manifested with noncompensable limitation of motion and x-ray indications of degenerative osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left knee, costochondritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19105995
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Decisions by this judge: 2,062 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU are being remanded due to procedural errors in the development process. The VA is required to provide an examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left knee disorders, including any meniscal disability or patellar instability.
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The Veteran's headaches are granted service connection, with the Board finding that his headaches started during active duty and have persisted.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee is granted. The claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left shoulder is remanded.
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