The Board granted a 50 percent rating for right total hip joint replacement from June 12, 2024, and separate ratings for right knee instability (10 percent) and left knee instability (20 percent). All other claims were denied.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's symptoms and objective findings as compared to the VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

Claimed conditions

osteoarthritis, status post-surgery, right hip, right total hip joint replacement, osteoarthritis of the left hip extension, left hip flexion, left hip rotation, adduction or abduction, degenerative arthritis of the right knee status post arthroscopic surgery, right knee instability, degenerative arthritis of the left knee status post arthroscopic surgery, left knee instability, spurring olecranon of the left elbow, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 28, 2025

Citation

25001104

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