The Board granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) based on a direct service connection analysis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service due to credible reports of symptoms since service, similar in-service and post-service symptoms, and additional circumstantial evidence supporting this relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25041104
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) limitation of flexion, effective September 19, 2019.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or functional impairment due to pain.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical examination to determine if the Veteran's current neck strain is related to his in-service activities.
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