The Board has granted service connection for left and right ankle conditions, as well as bilateral retropatellar pain condition of the knees. The Veteran's lumbosacral strain disability remains under review.,The Veteran's initial rating for his lumbosacral strain disability is being remanded due to a contention that it has worsened.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on credible reports of ankle pain and swelling since service, as well as medical opinions linking the current disabilities to service.,The Veteran's initial rating for lumbosacral strain is being remanded because he contends that his disability has worsened.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Condition, Right Ankle Condition, Bilateral Retropatellar Pain Condition of the Knees
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21026996
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