The Veteran's initial rating for TKA of the left knee was denied, but a 10 percent rating as of April 23, 2019, was granted for a tender scar. The Veteran also received an initial compensable rating prior to April 23, 2019, for a scar of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's left knee had full extension with flexion to 115 degrees and no significant residuals from the TKA. The scar was tender but not painful or unstable, meeting the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) of the left knee, Scar of the left knee, status post TKA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003797
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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