The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating prior to September 26, 2018, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter, for scars of the left knee is denied. The Board finds that there has been no findings of three or more painful or unstable scars from September 26, 2018.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show any findings of three or more painful or unstable scars from September 26, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006372
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