The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the right total knee replacement (TKR) and dismissed the appeal regarding the proposed discontinuance of a separate 10 percent rating for right knee DJD.
The deciding factor: The AOJ proposed to discontinue the separate 10 percent rating for right knee DJD, but this action was not final as it occurred before the period for appeal ended. The Board does not have jurisdiction over appeals regarding non-final actions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee DJD, Right total knee replacement (TKR)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24037735
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from January 1, 2011 but not earlier. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran and finds that his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following any substantially gainful employment since January 1, 2011.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims related to the Veteran's knee disabilities and TDIU, including evaluations for right and left knee conditions prior to specific dates, as well as evaluations for total knee replacements. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to potential unemployment caused by these disabilities.
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