The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, but granted separate 10 percent evaluations for right and left knee arthritis based on limitation of flexion, as well as noncompensable ratings for right and left knee arthritis based on limitation of extension, each with an effective date of July 31, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a factually ascertainable increase in disability within the one-year period preceding the receipt of the claims for increased ratings, except for the knee conditions which showed symptoms from at least as early as the claim date.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25024478
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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