The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle enthesopathy is related to a right ankle injury during service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows current diagnoses of right ankle strain, including findings of previous trauma noted in service records, which are considered in determining the relationship between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle enthesopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22058951
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle enthesopathy is a residual of his injury in service and grants service connection for this condition.
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