The Veteran's right ankle disability is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected left knee and left ankle disabilities. His increased ratings for the left knee and left ankle are granted, with a TDIU claim also being granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's service-connected left knee and left ankle disabilities causing his right ankle osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle osteoarthritis, left knee laxity with genu varum and traumatic arthritis, residuals from left os calcis fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1212425
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left ankle osteoarthritis, right ankle osteoarthritis, and right foot metatarsalgia.,Service connection is established based on direct evidence of the conditions in question.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to April 2, 2022, effective October 12, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following gainful employment since at least October 2021.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for lumbar spine disability, peripheral vision loss, left side inguinal hernia, and right ankle osteoarthritis. The evidence received since the July 2018 rating decision is considered new and relevant to these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease and right ankle osteoarthritis, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
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