The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the right knee scar status post (s/p) surgery and remanded claims for increased ratings of osteoarthritis in both hips.
The deciding factor: A 10 percent rating is warranted based on the Veteran's painful but not unstable right knee scar, while higher ratings are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of his bilateral hip disabilities without medication effects.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee scar status post (s/p) surgery, osteoarthritis, right hip with limitation of abduction, osteoarthritis, left hip with painful motion, osteoarthritis, right hip with painful motion, limitation of flexion, osteoarthritis, left hip, limitation of flexion, osteoarthritis, right hip with limitation of extension, osteoarthritis, left hip with limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025189
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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