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Thanks Navy04! Hope all works out with future procedures on your knee. Yea I've seen on multiple sites minimum rating on total knee replacement is 30%. But it doesn't mean nothing till I see it on an official letter from RO lol. My knee was pretty trashed had to remove a significant amount of femur during replacement, still have pain, stiffness and limited flexibility. Here's just a couple links that I've read 30% minimum on TKR... http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/kneeandleg.html http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title38-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title38-vol1-sec4-71a.pdf I check mail today and have an envelope from my RO, I'm thinking ok, here's my benefit info...open it to find a form for service disabled veterans life insurance. Where in the heck is this rating letter lol. Here's what ebenefits looks like on my end. I'm confused to where they're getting this December 1, 2014 date from as well. Thanks again, take care.

Thanks Gastone. Yes, my appeal was remanded. My last cp exam was May of this year. I do not have those results. I guess I set my hopes too high after reading in multiple places minimum rating on total knee replacement is 30%. I'll know much more when I receive letter from RO. Thanks again.

Hello, I'm new here. I'm in a 6 year wait to receive compensation. Received letter from BVA dated November 4th, granting service connection for left knee disability, manifested by arthritis, and residuals of a bilateral foot injury, manifested by neuropathy as due to cold weather exposure. No further instruction were included as to rating and/or benefit info. Ebenefits was updated 11/26, indicating a combined disability rating of 30%, 10% for knee and each foot. I'm puzzled as to how RO has concluded rating on knee, due to the fact in 2013 I had a total knee replacement. I was expecting knee alone to be 30%, at bare minimum. This 12 page letter from BVA VLJ includes discussion of my total knee replacement and also three scopes done on knee prior to TKR. It's there in black and white! Is it likely RO has overlooked something so obvious?! Or is it possible they are still working on rating and just entered bare minimum rating on each to get me in system?? Just recently, as of 11/26 was I able to add dependents. Before then I couldn't update any info such as banking info and spouse and children without 30% rating. I have yet to receive any letter/paperwork from RO, though I'm anxiously awaiting to better understand their conclusions. I'd appreciate any advice and opinions. Thank you in advance!

Thanks for your input. Ebenefits was recently updated. Indicating total combined 30% rating, 10% for each foot injury manifested by neuropathy as due to cold weather exposure and 10% for left knee, limitation of flexion, manifested by arthritis. I had a total knee replacement in 2012, just curious as to why knee rating isn't at bare minimum 30%. Is it likely RO has overlooked this in my file?? Hopefully will be receiving letter soon to clarify their conclusions.

Thank you for responding. Ebenefits will not allow me to add dependents without a rating. I was able to enter my banking info. Ebenefits shows appeal closed, however, still indicates No on my service connection. Assuming this hasn't been updated by RO. Again, thanks for your response.

Hello! After over five years, I was granted service connection on left knee and cold weather injury on both feet. On November 4th I received letter notifying me this decision. Unfortunately, letter did not include further instructions, such as when I'll receive rating and or benefit letter. I was sent for a cp exam within the last 6 months. Just curious of an estimated time frame that I'm looking at. Should I expect another long wait before I receive payment and notification from RO? I've read many stories where folks receive payment before their letter. However, I don't foresee this in my case, due to the fact they do not have my information, such as dependents. I appreciate any insight. Thank you.