The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability, diagnosed as chondromalacia, patellofemoral joint, left knee, to include as secondary to service-connected residuals of a right foot fracture with a great toe injury. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a back disability is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided competent and credible reports of current left ankle symptoms, warranting an examination to determine if he has a current left ankle disability manifested by at least functional impairment that is at least as likely as not due to service, including as secondary to a service-connected disability. The claim for service connection for a back disability will be remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- eczema, left knee disability, left ankle disability, back disability, headache disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2018
- Citation
- 1828744
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