The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's right knee strain with shin splints and tinnitus, and remanded the claim for service connection for musculoskeletal osteomyelitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a compensable level of limitation of flexion or extension in the right knee, nor was there sufficient evidence to warrant a higher rating based on instability, semilunar cartilage condition, or tinnitus severity. The Veteran's current ratings were appropriate given his symptoms and the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with shin splints, tinnitus, musculoskeletal osteomyelitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110469
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