The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the left ankle is service-connected, as it was first clinically demonstrated within a year of discharge from active duty.
The deciding factor: Degenerative joint changes of the left ankle were first clinically demonstrated within a year of discharge from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0637819
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for generalized seizure disorder, chronic sinusitis, deviated nasal septum, and scars, but granted increased ratings of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease in the left and right ankles.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the listed conditions have been withdrawn. The issues of initial evaluations for lumbar strain and mild degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and new evidence has been received. The appeals are granted to the extent of reopening the claims, but denied on the merits.
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