The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for right knee joint osteoarthritis status post right knee arthroplasty and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to an error in the duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's right knee condition warranted a higher rating, as it was not productive of chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness in the affected extremity, ankylosis or the functional equivalent thereof, extension limited to 30 degrees or more, or impairment of the tibia and fibula.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee joint osteoarthritis status post right knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096271
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