The Veteran's right knee disability is granted a separate 10 percent rating for instability from December 31, 2008 to February 6, 2021 and a 20 percent rating thereafter.,Effective May 1, 2011, the Veteran is granted service connection for a painful scar of the right knee following his right knee surgery in 2011.,Effective May 1, 2011, the Veteran is also granted service connection for right lower extremity neuropathy involving the sciatic nerve and anterior crural and internal saphenous nerves following his right knee surgery in 2011.,The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability secondary to a right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee instability is found to meet criteria for separate ratings, and he is granted effective dates for his service connection claims based on receipt of reports of examination at VA facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Instability, Painful Scar of the Right Knee, Right Lower Extremity Neuropathy, Sciatic Nerve, Right Lower Extremity Neuropathy, Anterior Crural and Internal Saphenous Nerves
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24053523
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities have been rated and denied for increased ratings, with some conditions receiving specific disability ratings. The Veteran is granted a 60% rating for her total right knee replacement from September 4, 2015 onwards, but the other claims are denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability, right knee strain (painful motion), and right knee instability are now rated at 30 percent effective August 16, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted a separate rating of 30 percent for right knee instability, but has remanded the issue of an increased rating for right knee disability due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to consider the effects of pain medication.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of representation.
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