The Board granted an increased disability rating of 30 percent for right knee patellofemoral syndrome and remanded the claim for service connection for hysterectomy, status post fibroids.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported limitations during flare-ups supported a finding that her symptoms more nearly approximated the criteria required for a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome, hysterectomy, status post fibroids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067397
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating in excess of the current ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for exostosis right foot and bilateral plantar fasciitis, but denied service connection for hysterectomy, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain, dysmenorrhea, chronic obstructive lung disease, female sexual arousal disorder, and a foot callus.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected headaches were granted a rating of 50 percent, and she was also granted TDIU, DEA, and SMC for the period from March 27, 2017, to August 20, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.
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