Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and granted increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and right ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headaches did not meet the criteria for a 50% rating, but the lumbosacral strain met the criteria for a 40% rating due to severe functional impairment during flare-ups. The right ankle sprain with tendonitis met the criteria for a 20% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia patella, cervical degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome, right ankle disability (sprain with tendonitis), lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109927
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