The Board granted service connection for chronic pain syndrome and an earlier effective date of June 21, 2013, for right knee arthroscopic surgical scars.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's chronic pain being related to his service-connected disabilities. An earlier effective date was granted because the scars were present at the time of a prior claim in 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pain syndrome, right knee arthroscopic surgical scars, left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, right elbow olecranon bursitis with spur with limited pronation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21062492
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and chronic pain syndrome due to untimely notices of disagreement.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, chronic pain syndrome, sciatic radicular pain of both legs, traumatic brain injury (TBI), shin splints of both legs, thoracic spondylosis, right shoulder strain, right wrist strain, acne, and allergic rhinitis.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, but granted a separate rating for left upper extremity radiculopathy from October 20, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a retrospective medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions without the use of pain medication and securing the credentials of the VA examiners.
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