The Board has granted service connection for bilateral ankle pain, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to his in-service parachute jumps and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a current clinical diagnosis but noted functional impairment. The opinion from Dr. P.C., who reviewed the medical records and provided a rationale for the relationship between service and current disability, was given significant weight over the VA examiner's opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21013758
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for GERD, bilateral ankle pain, tendonitis and plantar fasciitis of the bilateral feet, and hernia have been granted. The claim for service connection for a lower back condition to include constant pain, fatty liver disease, multiple times high heat dehydration risk, and hepatitis A has been withdrawn.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims at a hearing.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection due to lack of evidence showing entitlement arose prior to April 30, 2024.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals related to his service connection claims for various conditions, including sinusitis allergies, bilateral ankle pain, bilateral knee pain, and heat sensitive low tolerance. The appeal is dismissed as a result.
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