Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the service-connected right knee scar and remanded the claim for a higher rating for the service-connected right knee mild knee strain, status post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the service-connected right knee scars were painful or unstable, associated with underlying soft tissue damage, or covered an area of 144 square inches (929 square centimeters).
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee scar(s)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009954
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