The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for a left hip condition, denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected left knee strain, granted an initial 20 percent rating for service-connected left ankle disability prior to February 10, 2021, and denied a rating higher than 10 percent for the same from February 10, 2021 onward. The Board also remanded entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and referred a claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety due to chronic pain.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence supporting service connection for a left hip condition within one year of the December 2017 rating decision, and the failure to timely file a Notice of Disagreement. The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for the left ankle disability prior to February 10, 2021, due to marked limitation of motion, but denied a higher rating from that date onward.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip condition, left knee strain, left ankle tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016271
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Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, shin splints of the right leg, and shin splints of the left leg are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial evaluations for left knee strain, limitation of extension and flexion were both denied as the evidence did not show that his symptoms warranted a rating higher than 10 percent.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the merits as they have no jurisdiction.
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