The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for her status post total left-knee replacement was dismissed. The effective date for the assignment of a 60 percent disability evaluation is set at May 13, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness in the affected extremity prior to the May 13, 2015 effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Prosthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192774
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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