The Veteran's left knee total replacement is rated at 60 percent, effective the date of this decision.,The Veteran meets the schedular eligibility for a TDIU as of the date of this decision and his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee total replacement disability is rated at 60 percent, which meets the criteria for a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Total Replacement, Low Back Disability (lumbosacral spondylosis with IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21005990
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee total replacement is granted an increased rating of 60 percent, but no higher. The extension of a temporary total evaluation based on severe post-operative residuals following left knee TKR is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral knee total replacements are granted with a maximum disability rating of 60 percent, effective November 9, 2021. The claims for right and left knee surgical scars were denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's total left and right knee replacement ratings have been granted at a 60 percent disability rating for the entire appeal period.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU on and after August 1, 2022, due to his service-connected disabilities including left knee total replacement, major depressive disorder, right and left hip strains, tinnitus, and other related conditions. The decision is based on the combined disability rating of 90 percent.
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