The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right lower extremity injury residuals, including degenerative joint disease of the right ankle and hip, as well as right foot drop. The decision is based on a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current right lower extremity problems were most consistent with lumbar spinal stenosis secondary to a June 1963 in-service fall from a telephone pole, which was considered as part of his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity injury residuals, degenerative joint disease of the right ankle, degenerative joint disease of the right hip, right foot drop
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2013
- Citation
- 1316368
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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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