The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left leg condition has been reopened. The Board will now review the underlying claims for service connection de novo, based on the whole record. Additional medical examination is needed to assess the severity of his service-connected lumbar spine, right thigh, bilateral knee, bilateral ankle, and bilateral heel disabilities; and for an opinion on the issue of service connection for a left leg condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left leg condition has been reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial. However, additional medical examination is needed to assess the severity of his service-connected lumbar spine, right thigh, bilateral knee, bilateral ankle, and bilateral heel disabilities; and for an opinion on the issue of service connection for a left leg condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg condition, left ankle sprain, right knee degenerative joint disease, left ankle degenerative joint disease and sprain, bilateral heel condition (calcanei), iliotibial band syndrome, right thigh
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1744804
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease, including secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, is granted. The condition was not related to military service and no aggravation by the service-connected left knee disability could be established.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right and left ankle disabilities are related to repetitive parachute jumps during service, granting service connection for these conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain, anxiety with situational type phobia, left hip strain, left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbar strain are granted effective March 3, 2022.,An earlier effective date of March 3, 2022, is assigned for the Veteran's service connection claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were withdrawn, and his claims for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed. The Board found no evidence of ankylosis or other disabling conditions that would warrant higher ratings.
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