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Convalesenct Pay

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wlphill1961

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I am rated at 40% for my right knee, but in January I had my right ankle fused ( due to an auto wreck from '01) at the VA hospital in Gainesville Florida. My question is can I get convalesence pay for a non-service connected surgery? I called the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and to my astonishment they could NOT answer my question. I was told by an elderly gentleman, during one of my many follow up appointments, that I would be able to get it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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You could claim that the SC knee is aggravating the NSC ankle if you develop medical evidence that would show this has occurred.However it is likely that the fusion will not be aggravated by the SC knee.

But-Hard to know and this would take a medical opinion.

No Temp convalenscence is paid for NSC conditions.

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