The Veteran's left and right total knee arthroscopies are rated at 60 percent each from March 1, 2016, through June 26, 2019.,Service connection for a right shoulder disability is remanded due to the need for further evaluation of its relationship to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left and right total knee arthroscopies resulted in chronic residuals consisting of severely painful motion or weakness, warranting a rating of 60 percent each from March 1, 2016, through June 26, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Total Knee Arthroscopy, Right Total Knee Arthroscopy, Right Shoulder Full Thickness Tear of Supraspinatus Tendon and Tendinopathy with Impingement Syndrome of Infraspinatus Tendon
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21015354
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