The Veteran's left knee total arthroplasty and back disability (status post laminectomy and discectomy for L5-S1 with degenerative disc disease) are granted. The Veteran is currently rated at 10% for his back disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the grant of service connection for both conditions, with a current rating of 10% for the back disability under Diagnostic Code 5237.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee total arthroplasty, status post laminectomy and discectomy for L5-S1 with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- A22022962
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee total arthroplasty resulted in intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain, or limitation. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted as there was no evidence of severe painful motion or weakness.
- Denied
The Board denied increased disability ratings for various conditions, including bilateral knee replacements and radiculopathies. The reduction of the 30 percent rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for right and left knee total arthroplasty to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities without considering the ameliorative effects of pain medication.
- Granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's left knee total arthroplasty, finding that the chronic residuals more nearly approximated severe painful motion or weakness.
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