The Board granted separate ratings for the Veteran's right knee and common headache conditions but denied an increased rating for his right knee strain, limitation of extension.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a 20 percent rating for flexion limitation and a 10 percent rating for subluxation or instability, but not higher. The Board found no basis to grant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee strain, limitation of extension.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain, limitation of extension, right knee strain, limitation of flexion, right knee strain, recurrent subluxation or instability, common headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054527
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of various joint and muscle conditions, including left shoulder strain, limitation of flexion; right shoulder strain, limitation of flexion; left elbow strain, limitation of flexion; right elbow strain, limitation of flexion; left knee strain, limitation of flexion; right knee strain, limitation of flexion; left thumb condition; left index finger condition; left long finger condition; left ring finger condition; and left pinky finger condition. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for service connection of irritable bowel syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for GERD and common headaches due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's current diagnoses of GERD and chronic sinusitis are in dispute, and a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if these conditions are related to her active service or service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including a reduction in cervical strain rating and claims for right knee strain, psychiatric disorder, metatarsalgia of the left foot, and TDIU. The AOJ is instructed to consider any additional evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher initial rating for right knee strain, limitation of flexion and extension due to an inadequate VA examination.
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