The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and service connection for left knee strain as secondary to the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, but remanded the claim for sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder caused occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The left knee strain was found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Left knee strain, Sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040344
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding a causal relationship between the condition and an in-service incident of military sexual trauma (MST).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disability, residuals of a right foot injury, sinusitis, shortness of breath, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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