The Veteran's service connection claim for a left ankle disorder is granted due to the continuity of symptoms after service, meeting the requirements for presumptive service connection for arthritis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had continuous left ankle symptoms since service separation and thus met the criteria for presumptive service connection for arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle osteoarthritis, old avulsion fracture, calcaneal spur
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129147
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.
What you can do next
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