The reduction in the rating for cervical spine disorder from 30% to 20% was not proper, and the 30% rating is restored.,Entitlement to a greater than 40% rating for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylosis is denied.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for right knee disorder. Service connection is granted for right knee arthritis status post total knee replacement.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the rating was not supported by improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.,The lumbar spine disability does not meet criteria for a greater than 40% rating as it does not result in unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine.,New and material evidence has been received, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating a claim of service connection for right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disorder (status post discectomy), Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylosis, Right knee arthritis status post total knee replacement, Right hip arthritis status post total hip replacement, Left hip arthritis status post total hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22045284
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not show he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 20 percent for the period prior to September 17, 2018. The rating is denied for a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a retrospective opinion regarding functional limitations during flare-ups and with repeated use over time.
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