Partly granted
The veteran is granted an effective date of February 26, 2017 for a 10 percent rating for a painful left knee scar. Other issues related to the veteran's knee conditions are remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected left knee scar was manifested by pain on February 26, 2017, one year prior to the VA's receipt of the Veteran's February 2018 increased rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- painful left knee scar, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, based on limitation of extension, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, based on limitation of flexion, left knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25000034
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