The Veteran's left ankle DJD and left wrist tendinitis are granted service connection. The right ankle disorder is remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the evidence at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s current diagnoses of left ankle DJD and left wrist tendinitis had their onset during service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle DJD (degenerative joint disease), left wrist tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20022611
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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