The Veteran's left knee disability was granted a rating of 60 percent as of April 13, 2022, for total left knee replacement. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence reasonably raised the issues of entitlement to service connection for hip and lumbar spine disabilities secondary to the Veteran's left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee replacement, left knee meniscectomy with residual symptoms
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22061166
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives and another examination is needed.
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