The Veteran's bilateral knee scars were rated at 10 percent for the period prior to March 11, 2019 and denied any higher rating thereafter. The Board found that there was no evidence of deep or nonlinear scars with underlying soft tissue damage.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had two painful scars on his knees but not three or four as required by DC 7804 for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21025576
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