The Veteran's right ankle DJD is related to an in-service injury, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the currently-diagnosed right ankle DJD was at least as likely as not related to the in-service accident.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1509678
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right ankle disability prior to September 1, 2020, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter, as well as total disability due to individual unemployability.
- Denied
The Veteran's right ankle scar and DJD were evaluated, with the scar rated at 0 percent and the DJD rated at 10 percent. The Board denied a higher rating for both conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's chronic right ankle sprain with degenerative joint disease, effective from the date of the decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ankle disability, which includes a fracture and arthritis, is currently rated at 30 percent combined. The claim for an increased rating remains pending.
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