The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating or separate disability ratings as the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for more severe ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle tendonitis, left ankle tendonitis, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, limitation of extension, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, limitation of extension, right hip osteoarthritis, limitation of flexion, right hip osteoarthritis, limitation of extension, right hip osteoarthritis, limitation of abduction/adduction, left hip osteoarthritis, limitation of flexion, left hip osteoarthritis, limitation of extension, left hip osteoarthritis, limitation of abduction/addduction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105108
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation A25105108.
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ankle tendonitis, finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to his military service.
- Granted
The April 24, 1995, Rating Decision was reversed and service connection for coccyx disability is granted. Other motions for revision of the April 24, 1995, Rating Decision were denied or remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the 50 percent rating for migraines is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the 30 percent rating for IBS w/non-specific colitis is granted and effective July 20, 2023.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the 20 percent ratings for right hip osteoarthritis, limitation of abduction, adduction, or rotation, and for right hip osteoarthritis, limitation of flexion are both granted and effective April 26, 2023.,No effective date is assigned for the Veteran's claim for an earlier rating for her IBS condition as it was already in effect prior to July 20, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in the April 2021 medical opinion. The case is being returned to the AOJ for an addendum opinion.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.