The reduction in the schedular rating for left knee limited extension with degenerative arthritis from 20% to 10% was improper and has been restored.,The severance/discontinuance of a separate 10% rating for left thigh limitation of flexion with osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis of the left hip was improper and has been restored.,Basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits were reinstated effective October 8, 2015.
The deciding factor: The procedural requirements for reducing a rating were not met in this case. The reduction from 20% to 10% was therefore void ab initio and the original 20% rating is restored.,The procedural requirements for severing/discontinuing a separate rating were not met in this case. The separate 10% rating for left thigh limitation of flexion with osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis of the left hip was therefore void ab initio and the original rating is restored.,VA did not comply with due process requirements when discontinuing basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The reinstatement of basic eligibility is considered moot as the Veteran already received this benefit.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee limited extension with degenerative arthritis, left thigh limitation of flexion with osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24022600
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