The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ankle degenerative joint disease is granted, and the application to reopen his claim of service connection for left ankle injury is also granted.
The deciding factor: The opinion provided by Dr. R.O. supports a finding that the current left ankle disability is as likely as not related to an in-service injury, which satisfies the nexus requirement for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179422
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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