The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for posttraumatic arthritis, left ankle and finds that it is warranted based on continuity of symptomatology since service. The Veteran was initially diagnosed with left ankle arthritis during active service and continues to have symptoms related to this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a preexisting left ankle fracture in service which developed into arthritis following the injury and continued after separation from service, establishing continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic osteoarthritis, status posttraumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1737214
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