What's the priority group system for V.A. medical benefits? Veterans who apply for V.A. medical benefits are placed in one of eight priority groups. The V.A. uses this system to decide priority in receiving certain V.A. medical benefits that are limited by budget or space.
The average short-term recovery time for a total knee replacement is about 12 weeks. Long-term Recovery Long-term recovery involves the complete healing of surgical wounds and internal soft tissues.
(Women are traditionally told their due date is 280 days, or 40 weeks, after the first day of their last period -- a rule of thumb that assumes each woman has a typical 28-day cycle and that each woman ovulates on the 14th day of her cycle.)