The Veteran's nerve damage of the right knee is not service connected, and his right knee scars do not meet criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7805. The case is remanded due to insufficient evidence on these issues.
The deciding factor: There is no confirmed diagnosis of nerve damage in the right knee that can be linked to service or any other condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee scars, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee (status post-meniscectomy and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction), Nerve damage of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2020
- Citation
- A20019383
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee scars are rated at a separate 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 7804 throughout the entire period on appeal, but no higher. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the service-connected right knee scars under Diagnostic Code 7805.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his bilateral pes planus, right leg length discrepancy, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right knee scars, or limitation of extension and flexion of the left knee.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for initial compensable evaluations for right knee scars and residuals of right knee injury post-operative arthroscopy, extension have been dismissed. The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD has also been dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee scars are painful and the Board has granted a 10% rating for these scars, effective December 30, 2019.
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