The Veteran's total left knee arthroplasty has been rated at 30 percent, which is the minimum rating available for a prosthetic replacement of the knee joint. The disability manifests with intermediate pain and weakness in the affected extremity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left knee arthritis residuals do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation as they are characterized by only moderate functional loss due to pain, weakness, and limited motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148545
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 945 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left knee arthroplasty limitation of extension is granted, and he is now rated at 10 percent.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further evaluation of his service-connected left knee disability, including a determination on an increased initial evaluation and whether he should receive a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored a 60 percent disability evaluation for service-connected left knee arthroplasty, effective January 1, 2022. The evidence did not show actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 60 percent for left knee arthroplasty is denied.,The effective date earlier than August 6, 2018 for the grant of a 100 percent rating for left knee arthroplasty is denied.,The Veteran was granted TDIU prior to November 11, 2019.
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