Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date for the Veteran's 60 percent rating for chronic residuals of total arthroplasty, left knee and 0 percent rating for left knee surgical scar associated with total arthroplasty, left knee from August 19, 2022.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence showed that the ratings have been warranted from August 19, 2022, which was the first time the Veteran used the proper claim form.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic residuals of total arthroplasty, left knee, left knee surgical scar associated with total arthroplasty, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084662
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