The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right knee joint replacement and scar, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. Therefore, entitlement to a TDIU is granted.
The deciding factor: The January 2020 VA examiner found that the Veteran’s right knee disability impacts his ability to perform occupational tasks, with limitations on walking and standing for short periods of time due to pain and flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Joint Replacement, Right Knee Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069427
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective February 19, 2015.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's adjustment disorder, knee strains, and instabilities, granted a 10 percent rating for a right knee scar, and denied earlier effective dates for various benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining a retrospective opinion from the VA examiner regarding the extent of additional functional loss or limitation of motion experienced during flare-ups of pain and in terms of active and passive range of motion.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee scar, finding that the Veteran's in-service injury is related to his active military service.
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