Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the right knee scar disability and remanded issues related to increased ratings for knee and thigh disabilities as well as service connection for a lower leg calf disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increase in the severity of the right knee scar disability, and there was no clear link between the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and her reported calf pain that would warrant a secondary service connection finding.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee scar disability, left knee joint osteoarthritis based on limitation of extension, right knee joint osteoarthritis based on limitation of extension, left thigh disability based on limitation of extension, bilateral lower leg calf disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019242
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