Granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for the residuals of right knee replacement surgery due to chronic and severe painful motion in the right leg.
The deciding factor: There was an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether knee replacement surgery has caused chronic and severe painful motion in the right leg, leading to the application of the doctrine of reasonable doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of right knee replacement surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107168
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