The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating due to surgery and resulting convalescence related to his service-connected right knee limitation of motion is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found the private medical opinion and treatment letter to be persuasive evidence that the February 2017 surgery was related to the Veteran's service-connected condition, meeting the criteria for a temporary total evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000473
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent initial rating for left knee instability and right knee instability, denied higher ratings for left and right knee limitation of motion, and granted an earlier effective date for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee limitation of motion was granted a rating of 30 percent, and an earlier effective date for TDIU was granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.
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