The Veteran's right knee surgical scar is granted a rating of 10 percent, while the claims for an earlier effective date and service connection for a right leg length discrepancy are denied. Other claims have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a 10 percent rating for the right knee surgical scar due to its painful nature, but does not establish an earlier effective date or a current disability for the right leg length discrepancy.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee surgical scar, lumbar strain with degenerative osteoarthritis, right leg length discrepancy (claimed as loss of use), bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, left upper extremity neurological disability, right upper extremity neurological disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021649
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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