The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected postoperative residuals of a right patellectomy and scar of the left leg, finding that the evidence did not warrant an increase in disability ratings.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed slight impairment of the knee due to the absence of the patella and tenderness over the scar on the right knee, but no significant limitation of function or other disabling symptoms were noted for the scar on the left leg.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a right patellectomy, scar of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0024754
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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