The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's right total knee arthroplasty, effective from November 22, 2011.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence and Veteran’s statements indicated he had experienced chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion and weakness during the rating period.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Knee Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19162043
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 20% since December 16, 2019.,TDIU for the right total knee arthroplasty prior to February 26, 2014 remains pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right knee disability. The claims are being remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's increased rating for right total knee arthroplasty is remanded due to recent surgeries and the need for a new examination.
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