Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for left knee recurrent instability from November 17, 2022, and an effective date of September 26, 2006, but not earlier, for the award of service connection for other aspects of left foot surgical scars.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the Veteran's left knee rating was improper due to an inadequate examination report, and there is evidence supporting an earlier effective date for the left foot surgical scars based on a pending appeal under VA's legacy appeals system.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee instability, left foot surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092616
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