The Board denied an initial compensable rating for left knee scars, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation as the combined area of the Veteran's scars was less than the required threshold for a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The combined area of the Veteran's left knee scars (3 sq. cm) was below the required threshold (929 sq. cm) for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7802, and no other compensable ratings were applicable based on the evidence at the time of the March 2025 decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26037308
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for left and right knee scars have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow any form of substantially gainful employment prior to March 26, 2020. The effective date for the grant of TDIU is set at December 11, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection of his left knee strain and scars, finding that the earliest possible effective date was May 29, 2020, based on when he submitted a request to reopen his previously denied claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a retrospective opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee disorder without the ameliorative effects of medication.
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