The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected residuals of a total right knee replacement is denied as there is no higher schedular rating available than that currently assigned.
The deciding factor: The criteria for a higher rating are not met due to the maximum 60 percent disability rating under the 'amputation rule' being the highest possible rating for a knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a total right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179392
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,350 · Granted: 26% (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: Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for the right knee degenerative joint disease prior to November 1, 2018, and granted a 60 percent disability rating from November 1, 2018, to January 16, 2023, but denied a higher rating thereafter.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a total right knee replacement and for TDIU due to his service-connected residuals of a total right knee replacement. The AOJ is instructed to request completion of VA Form 21-8940 from the Veteran, review the additional evidence associated with the claims file since the issuance of the October 2020 SSOC, and readjudicate both claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right knee disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various hip, knee, leg, spine, ankle, and foot disabilities due to inadequate opinions regarding their relationship to periods of active duty training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty training (INACDUTRA).
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