The Board granted service connection for total left knee replacement and moderate osteoarthritis of the right knee, to include as secondary to a service-connected condition. The Board also denied effective dates prior to September 22, 2022, for certain disability ratings.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to his service or service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- total left knee replacement, moderate osteoarthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015601
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability was granted an increased rating of 60 percent from June 24, 2014 to August 8, 2022 (excluding a temporary total rating period). As of August 9, 2022, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 60 percent was denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted increased 20 percent ratings for limitation of motion of the left and right knees prior to their respective total knee replacements, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for instability of both knees and in excess of 30 percent for total knee replacements.
- Granted
The veteran's effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits is granted as of January 8, 2020.
- Granted
The veteran's PTSD rating is increased to 70% but not higher. The veteran also qualifies for total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the PTSD.
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