The Board has granted service connection for right retrocalcaneal bursitis and left retrocalcaneal bursitis with left ankle impingement, left ankle instability, and chondromalacia. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service injuries and his current symptoms.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had in-service ankle injuries and recurrent sprains, which are related to his current bilateral retrocalcaneal bursitis and left ankle impingement, left ankle instability, and chondromalacia.
- Claimed conditions
- right retrocalcaneal bursitis, left retrocalcaneal bursitis with left ankle impingement, left ankle instability, and chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160314
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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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