The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ankle disability is related to her service, and thus granted service connection for this condition. The cervical spine disability was not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a current cervical spine disability that could be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Disability, Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine (secondary to right ankle disability), Left Knee Disability (secondary to right ankle disability), Cervical Spine Disability, Left Hip Sacroiliac Disorder, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Left Morton's Neuroma and Metatarsalgia, Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis, Temporomandibular (TMJ) Problems, Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1009483
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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