The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 100 percent for a total right knee replacement is dismissed because the Veteran already receives a 100 percent rating during the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: No case or controversy regarding this issue remains as the Veteran is already in receipt of a 100 percent rating, and there are no outstanding controversies to be addressed.
- Claimed conditions
- Total right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045301
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for a total right knee replacement, finding that the Veteran experiences chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion, soreness, and weakness in the right knee and leg.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for her total right knee replacement, effective May 1, 2024.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's total right knee replacement was granted an increased rating of 60 percent from October 1, 2018, to September 9, 2024, but the claim for a higher rating after September 10, 2024, was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's total left and right knee replacements, finding that they resulted in at most intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion.
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