The Veteran's right ankle disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected left ankle and bilateral knee disabilities. The initial evaluations for the left shoulder, left and right knees are denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current right ankle disorder was less likely due to his service-connected left ankle and bilateral knee disabilities but also noted a reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Degenerative Arthritis, Left Shoulder Degenerative Joint Disease, Degenerative Arthritis of Left and Right Knees
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22049483
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
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