The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the left knee and a left ankle disorder, both found to be secondary to service-connected left leg phlebitic syndrome and left peroneal palsy. Service connection was also granted for residuals of a right hand injury.
The deciding factor: Service connection established as secondary to pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left knee, Left ankle disorder (claimed as arthritis of the left ankle), Residuals of a right hand injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0525127
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and bilateral tinnitus. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied. Other claims were either granted or remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's arthritis of both knees is not related to an injury or disease incurred in active service and has not been caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right hand and right ankle injuries due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple back and joint disabilities, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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