The Board granted an initial evaluation of 30 percent, and no more, for tendinitis in the left knee and right knee, as well as a 30 percent evaluation for tension headaches.
The deciding factor: Based on the range of motion limitations due to pain, the Board found that the Veteran was entitled to the maximum schedular evaluations under DC 5260 for his knees and a 30 percent rating for his tension headaches based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring once per month over several months.
- Claimed conditions
- tendinitis, left knee (claimed as knee strain), tendinitis, right knee (claimed as knee strain), tension headaches (claimed as headaches)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049549
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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for left shoulder strain, labral tear, acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, and tendinitis was granted, while the effective date prior to November 11, 2023, for migraine headaches was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tendinitis as there is no evidence of a current disability or an in-service event, injury, or disease related to the claimed condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various upper extremity, foot, and knee disabilities due to a need for additional medical evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a right ankle disorder, degenerative arthritis with low back pain, Scheuermann's disease of the lumbar spine, a right shoulder disorder, a left shoulder disorder, tendinitis, and hypogonadism, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses related to these conditions during the appeal period.
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