Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for painful surgical scars of the right ankle and right knee, while dismissing all other claims as untimely.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the presence of painful surgical scars on the right ankle and right knee, but the Veteran failed to file timely notices of disagreement within one year of notification of prior rating decisions denying service connection for various disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- painful surgical scars of the right ankle, painful surgical scars of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086250
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