The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but denied service connection for right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, a right shoulder contusion, left shoulder arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, right upper extremity tremors, and left upper extremity tremors.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the granting of service connection for psychiatric disability and lower extremity radiculopathy due to chronic in-service symptoms, while the evidence did not support the claims for knee arthritis, shoulder conditions, cervical spine arthritis, and upper extremity tremors.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right knee degenerative joint disease status post total arthroplasty ('right knee arthritis'), Left knee degenerative joint disease status post uni-arthroplasty ('left knee arthritis'), Right shoulder contusion, Left shoulder arthritis, Cervical spine arthritis, Right upper extremity tremors, Left upper extremity tremors
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25009159
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
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for various disabilities and granted earlier effective dates for service connection of scars, but denied an earlier effective date for individual unemployability.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted a 30 percent rating, while the lumbar and lower extremity radiculopathy claims are denied. An earlier effective date for right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted, and TDIU based on single service-connected disability is remanded.
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