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 due to limited range of motion and pain, which were already compensated under separate diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee surgical scars, Right knee status post ACL reconstruction, meniscus tear (limitation of flexion), Right knee status post ACL reconstruction, meniscus tear (impairment), Right knee status post ACL reconstruction, meniscus tear (limitation of extension), Left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, Right hand carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109995
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hand and left hand carpal tunnel syndrome have been granted with effective dates of December 13, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right upper extremity radicular symptoms, including cervical radiculopathy and right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, were rated at 40 percent. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence did not show complete paralysis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, which is secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability, has been granted. The claims for bilateral foot and back disabilities are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.
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