The Board granted service connection for right knee arthritis and a 40 percent rating for left leg radiculopathy, but remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right knee arthritis is secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and the Veteran's left leg radiculopathy has been productive of moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthritis, left leg radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22000122
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right hip strain, left and right ankle pain, and bilateral plantar fasciitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability. The claims for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, chronic headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and post traumatic residual pain and cramping of the left lower leg were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for a neurological examination to address concerns raised by the Court regarding the October 2020 VA examination report.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee arthritis, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his active duty service.
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