Granted
The Board granted a temporary total rating of 1 year following the September 21, 2017, left knee prosthetic replacement surgery under pre-amended Diagnostic Code 5055.
The deciding factor: The pre-amended version of Diagnostic Code 5055 allows for a longer period (1 year) compared to the current version (4 months), making it more favorable to the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25003997
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