The Board granted a 60 percent rating for the right knee status-post total arthroplasty from July 1, 2019 to October 14, 2019 and denied an increased rating in excess of 60 percent. The left knee disability was also granted as secondary to the service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of painful motion or weakness in the right knee and the opinion that the left knee disability was proximately due to the right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee status-post total arthroplasty, Left knee degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072508
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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