The Veteran's right knee disability, including her total knee replacement, is rated at 60 percent from December 1, 2011. The rating for instability and limitation of flexion prior to October 20, 2010 remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms have been chronic and severe since the right TKR in October 2010, warranting a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee chondromalacia, Meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001317
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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of each diagnosed right knee disability, including whether they were caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral knee conditions are rated as noncompensable, and a separate rating for limited flexion is granted. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU remain pending.
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