The Veteran's initial ratings for his service-connected right and left knee scars have been granted, but the right knee scar issue remains pending as he seeks a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed that the Veteran has painful linear scars on both knees, with no instability or other complications. However, the pain is limited to one scar (right knee center scar) and not all three left knee scars are reported as painful.
- Claimed conditions
- residual surgical scars of the right knee, residual surgical scars of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1548383
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What this means for you
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