The Veteran's left and right ankle disabilities, diagnosed as posterior tibial tendonitis and gastrocnemius equinus, are granted service connection. The claim for acne is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence of the current disability and its relationship to in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left ankle disability","diagnosis":"posterior tibial tendonitis and gastrocnemius equinus"}, {"condition_name":"right ankle disability","diagnosis":"posterior tibial tendonitis and gastrocnemius equinus"}, {"condition_name":"acne","status":"denied"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103452
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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.
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