The Board granted service connection for multiple shoulder, knee, and hip disabilities as well as increased ratings for cervical spine DDD, upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, and tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's claimed conditions started in service and have continued since, with no other plausible explanation given by the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, left patellofemoral pain syndrome, right patellofemoral pain syndrome, right hip strain, degenerative disc disease (DDD), other than intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), cervical spine, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054319
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
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA, but denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy from April 3, 2023 onward, but denied higher ratings prior to that date. Service connection was also granted for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD with traumatic brain injury.
- Granted
The Board grants service connection for a right hip strain, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on evidence showing an onset during service and continuous symptoms since then.
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