The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, osteoarthritis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome, a left hip condition, and a right eye injury to include double vision. The Board also granted ratings of 30 percent for migraine headaches prior to December 13, 2021, and 20 percent from March 26, 2022, for left lower extremity radiculopathy (LLER).

The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's right knee condition, left hip condition, and right eye injury were related to his military service. The Board also found that the Veteran's migraine headaches met the criteria for a 30 percent rating prior to December 13, 2021, but not higher than 30 percent thereafter.

Claimed conditions

right knee strain, osteoarthritis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome, left hip condition, right eye injury to include double vision, migraine headaches and daily headaches, low back condition (also claimed as s/p lumbar fusion at L4-5, L5-S1), left lower extremity radiculopathy (LLER), right lower extremity radiculopathy (RLER) of the obturator nerve, RLER of the external cutaneous nerve, tinnitus, RLER of the sciatic nerve, RLER of the femoral nerve, vertigo

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 15, 2025

Citation

A25088649

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