The Veteran's left anterior tibial stress syndrome is granted as secondary to his service-connected left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis. The lower back condition issue is remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the left anterior tibial stress syndrome was at least as likely as not caused by the service-connected left ankle disability, creating a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left anterior tibial stress syndrome, lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21071251
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