The Board has granted an effective date of May 29, 2015 for the award of service connection for a right knee scar. The decision is based on secondary service connection as the scar is related to the Veteran's service-connected right knee meniscus and ACL tear residuals with osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the effective date should be May 29, 2015, which was when the Veteran initially filed for service connection for a right knee injury. The scar is considered secondary to the service-connected right knee meniscus and ACL tear residuals with osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee scar, Osteoarthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24055420
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee scar secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability status post knee replacement. However, the rating for PTSD remains at 30 percent and needs to be re-adjudicated due to a failure to obtain private mental health treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected right knee scar is rated at a 10 percent rating since February 9, 2017. The Board granted this rating based on the Veteran's reports of pain and sensitivity in his right knee scar.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because the evidence did not show that his service-connected PTSD rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for right knee scar is denied, and his residuals of lumbar strain are granted a 20 percent disability rating effective June 10, 2019.
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