The Veteran's right ankle arthralgia and recurrent inversion ankle sprain are granted service connection, while his left ankle arthralgia is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided opinions that the Veteran's right ankle arthralgia and recurrent inversion ankle sprain were caused by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle arthralgia, Left ankle arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22055517
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate his claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, as well as a right foot disability. However, these issues are being remanded due to new evidence submitted after the November 2022 rating decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle arthralgia are each rated at 10 percent. The Board denied the claims for higher ratings as there is no evidence of limitation of motion or instability that would warrant a higher rating under applicable VA regulations.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, as new and material evidence was submitted. The claims are now remanded to determine the etiology of any current bilateral ankle arthralgia.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, schizophrenia, and memory loss. The claims for bilateral ankle arthralgias, bilateral knee arthritis, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted.
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