The Board granted service connection for bilateral ankle arthritis, finding that the evidence supports a chronic disease on a presumptive basis under 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(3), 3.309(a).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral ankle arthritis was diagnosed within one year of separation from service and is supported by medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disabilities, bilateral ankle arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0910999
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Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, abdominal hernia, GERD, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral foot disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the appellant's period of active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for entitlement to TDIU and denied his claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back strain, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral ankle disabilities. The claims of service connection for these conditions are remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left shoulder disability, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral knee disabilities due to new and relevant evidence submitted since the last denial. Service connection is also granted for gastritis (gastrointestinal condition) and cyst scrotum on the right side.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and bilateral ankle disabilities as secondary to his already service-connected left knee disability and bilateral pes planus, based on the benefit of doubt rule.
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