The Veteran's service connection claim for arthritis of the right ankle is granted as his current disability is found to be related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a finding of continuity of symptoms since service, supported by the Veteran's credible reports and lack of post-service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146729
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several claims for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions, thoracogenic scoliosis, and arthritis of the right ankle to obtain new medical opinions addressing pain and functional impairment.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for various conditions, and these claims are therefore dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various joint disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current arthritis and his military service.
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