The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claims for service connection for left ankle joint pain, right ankle joint pain, increased rating for bilateral pes planus, heart disability, and earlier effective date were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the Veteran's lay statements of continuity of symptoms since service, which established a nexus to his current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, to include osteoarthritis, Left knee disability, to include degenerative arthritis, Right knee disability, to include degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043612
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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