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VA total knee replacement requires revision within first year
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Falcon-6
50 yo relatively healthy/active vet here. had a total knee replacement for SC knee at the VA hospital about 11 months ago. My recovery was very painful and atypically poor relative to others I know who’ve had one. The knee is actually more limiting now than it was before the surgery. The VA ortho said it’s nerve pain, not mechanical. I went to an outside ortho (at my expense) for a second opinion. He says it’s unacceptably misaligned, unstable, and requires revision. So I’m scheduled for revision with the outside ortho using private insurance. My question is, can I make a claim for the temp 100% going back to 4 months after the original surgery (about 7 months)? I think it should continue until 4 months past the next surgery since I’m technically not recovered. If yes, how do I do that?
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Rattler
You stated that, "had a total knee replacement for SC knee at the VA hospital." At what percent did the VA give you for your knee? When I had mine in 2022 they gave me temp SMC at 100% for 4 months af
broncovet
I agree with Rattler and should have mentioned what he did. You can get temp 100 percent while you are recovering from surgery on SC conditions. Good catch Rattler.
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