The Board denied service connection for left knee pain and painful scarring distinct from right ankle surgical scars, but granted a 20 percent rating for right ankle post-surgical scars. The Board also granted ratings of 10 percent or less for various hip conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show functional impairment due to the claimed disabilities, except for three painful scars on the right ankle and some functional limitations in the left and right hips.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee pain, painful scarring (distinct from right ankle surgical scars), right ankle post-surgical scars, left hip strain (flexion), left hip strain (extension), left hip strain (thigh impairment), right hip strain (flexion), right hip strain (extension), right hip strain (thigh impairment)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091657
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,960 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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