The Board has granted service connection for left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, and left knee patellofemoral syndrome and strain, all of which are related to the Veteran's combat service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms of ankle and knee pain and popping since his time in combat constitute competent and credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, left knee patellofemoral syndrome and strain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23001001
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Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection claims related to left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, left knee strain, bilateral hearing loss, and low back injury.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for all issues related to service connection and rating decisions from February 2017, May 2019, and November 2019 due to untimely Notice of Disagreement filings.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for various wrist and elbow conditions, finding that the Veteran did not submit the correct form within one year of receiving a decision.
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