The Board has granted an effective date of April 19, 2002 for the grant of service connection for scars of the left knee. The claim to reopen for residual scars of breast reduction surgery is also granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received since the last denial in October 2002, which pertained to complications from the in-service breast reduction surgery that were not previously considered.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the left knee, residual scars of breast reduction surgery
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0825443
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