The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability required a surgical procedure on January 26, 2015. The Board granted a temporary total rating for convalescence due to surgery from January 26, 2015 to April 27, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran underwent right medial unicompartment arthroplasty on January 26, 2015 and required a period of convalescence in excess of one month as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee osteoarthritis, Residuals of medial meniscectomy of right knee, Right knee scar status-post meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192890
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