The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity compartment syndrome, and assigned ratings for the Veteran's knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the previous denials related to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims and raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating them.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity compartment syndrome, left lower extremity compartment syndrome, recurrent instability of the right knee, symptomatic residuals of right medial meniscectomy, limitation of flexion of the right knee, limitation of extension of the right knee, chronic residuals of right total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25013689
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations on multiple knee conditions and bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the reduction of ratings for his knee conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal to increase his rating for right lower extremity compartment syndrome was denied because the appeal was not filed within one year of the May 25, 2023 decision. The Board found no good cause for extending the filing deadline.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the September 2023 VA examination and the need for a new examination, as well as addressing the Veteran's lay reports of effusion and clicking in his right knee.
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