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!
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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!
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