The Board has granted service connection for bilateral ankle tendonitis and retrocalcaneal bursitis, as well as bilateral knee strains, both found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus. The claim for left quadricep repair and bilateral calf pain is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the finding that the Veteran’s ankle and knee conditions are proximately due to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle tendonitis, retrocalcaneal bursitis, bilateral knee strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19194198
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