The Board granted a separate rating for stiff person syndrome as secondary to the right knee disability and denied an increased rating for the right knee. The Veteran was also granted specially adapted housing and special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the symptoms associated with stiff person syndrome, which were found to be analogous to Parkinson's disease, and the impact on daily living activities due to the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- stiff person syndrome, infrapatellar tendon rupture right knee, post operative infrapatellar tendon rupture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070547
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.
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