The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. It also granted initial ratings for various disabilities including a 20 percent rating for lumbar degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis, a 30 percent rating for labral tear, including superior labral anterior-posterior lesion, status post surgical repair, and higher ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's right and left knee strains were related to his service based on credible lay statements and medical evidence. For the lumbar radiculopathies, the Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran by finding they were caused by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine, right shoulder, posttraumatic stress disorder with traumatic brain injury, migraine headache, bilateral hip disabilities, right knee strain, left knee strain, lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, lumbar degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis, labral tear, including superior labral anterior-posterior lesion, status post surgical repair, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, migraine headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder, amnesic disorder, and traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056849
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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