The Board has granted service connection for right ankle and left foot disabilities manifested by pain, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to active duty service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on credible lay statements of the Veteran regarding his symptoms since separation from service, which were found sufficient to establish a current disability without requiring contemporaneous medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability manifested by pain, left foot disability manifested by pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23003621
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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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