The Veteran's claims for right wrist tendinitis, left wrist tendinitis, and right knee iliotibial band syndrome were granted with an effective date of February 22, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran continuously pursued review of these claims by timely filing a supplemental claim within one year of notification of the October 2018 rating decision, and his initial claim was filed within one year of separation from his initial period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- right wrist tendinitis, left wrist tendinitis, right knee iliotibial band syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2020
- Citation
- A20018155
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for an increased disability rating for right knee iliotibial band syndrome with painful motion due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an adequate VA examination report prior to the AOJ decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left wrist tendinitis, left patellofemoral pain syndrome, and a left ankle condition.
- Dismissed
The appeal of a proposed reduction in the rating for right knee iliotibial band syndrome and the appeal for entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability were dismissed due to procedural defects.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for further development to ensure all available service treatment records are associated with the claims file.
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