The Board granted service connection for back pain, left knee degenerative joint disease, and right knee degenerative joint disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current diagnosis of chronic pain sufficient to interfere with the Veteran's ability to function in a work environment, as well as an in-service back injury and strain, and medical evidence of continuous pain since service.
- Claimed conditions
- back pain, left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051242
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back pain, knee and wrist joint pains, neck pain, anxiety, depression, as further development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, but granted a separate rating for left upper extremity radiculopathy from October 20, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, migraines, left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and back pain to provide proper VCAA notice and further development.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
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