Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 8, 2019 for the award of a 20 percent disability rating for left knee scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claim from October 8, 2019 to December 2024, and the evidence supports this effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111219
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