Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to September 2, 2022, but denied increased ratings for the right and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities did not more nearly approximate severe painful motion or weakness as required by the next higher 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, status post total knee replacement, left knee disability, status post total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011135
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