The Veteran's reduction in disability rating from 10% to 0% for a scar of the left knee was not proper, and therefore his disability rating is restored to 10%. His claim for an increased rating for painful scarring of the left knee was denied. The extension of temporary total evaluations due to treatment or convalescence for a service-connected left knee disability were granted.
The deciding factor: The reduction in disability rating from 10% to 0% was not proper as the Veteran reported that his knee scars were painful, and the evidence did not show an actual change in condition. The extension of temporary total evaluations due to treatment or convalescence for a service-connected left knee disability were granted based on the need for convalescence following surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee, Scar associated with left knee arthroscopic surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23010027
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