The Board granted service connection for a left hip and right knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, but denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 10 percent rating for a right wrist sprain.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's left hip and right knee disabilities are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected left knee disability. However, there is no clear evidence to support an earlier effective date for the award of a 10 percent rating for the right wrist sprain.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25037841
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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