The Veteran's left total knee reconstruction with left quadriceps atrophy is rated 60 percent disabling, the maximum rating available under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms post-left total knee reconstruction resulted in chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion, warranting a 60 percent rating under DC 5055. The amputation rule precludes any additional or increased ratings for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left total knee reconstruction, Left quadriceps atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24076782
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims regarding his service-connected bilateral knee and left quadriceps disabilities, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and conducting new orthopedic examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine as secondary to service-connected knee disabilities. The Veteran's other claims are remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the grant of secondary service connection for left quadriceps atrophy was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus restoring the original service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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