The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of right tibia stress fracture, bilateral hip bursitis and arthritis, bilateral knee conditions (including meniscus pathology, medial collateral ligament laxity, and traumatic arthritis), and bilateral ankle arthritis as secondary to his service-connected intermittent compartment syndrome of the right leg.,The appeal regarding a foot condition is not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence supports that the Veteran's hip bursitis/traumatic arthritis, knee conditions (including meniscus pathology and traumatic arthritis), and ankle arthritis are secondary to his service-connected intermittent compartment syndrome of the right leg.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right tibia stress fracture, bilateral hip bursitis and arthritis, bilateral knee condition (meniscus pathology, medial collateral ligament laxity, traumatic arthritis), bilateral ankle arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1539373
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- Denied
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