The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for postoperative right knee injury with meniscal tear, service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a left hip condition, but remanded increased rating claims for lumbar radiculopathy and postoperative right knee injury.
The deciding factor: The Board granted the claims based on evidence supporting a causal relationship between the current disabilities and in-service incidents, while remanding other claims due to inadequate examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative right knee injury with meniscal tear, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) (claimed as car motion dizziness), left hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040354
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right shoulder arthritis, left shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, low back disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as there was no evidence of in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including an ink/clothing allergy, ACL tears, hip and rib cage conditions, a supplemental deficiency/iron, an eye disability, and an overweight condition. The claim for an allowance for the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip condition, right hip condition, cervical strain, and back condition due to an incomplete duty to assist error in failing to afford the Veteran VA examinations.
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