The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for left ankle sprain and right knee pain (shin splints) was granted. The claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease is also granted.,Claims for service connection for hallux disability of the right foot, disability affecting the head of the metatarsal right big toe, left knee disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses include degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy to the buttocks. The VA examiner concluded that there was a lack of post-service continuity but did not comment on the June 1990 diagnosis of mild degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.,The Veteran has not provided any evidence of current disability for hallux disability of the right foot, disability affecting the head of the metatarsal right big toe, left knee disability, diabetes mellitus type II, or hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle sprain, right knee pain, shin splints, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (lumbar spine disability), hallux disability of the right foot, disability affecting the head of the metatarsal right big toe, left knee disability, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19150646
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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