The petition to reopen entitlement to service connection for a left ankle condition and a back condition is granted.,Entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee conditions, hearing loss, social anxiety disorder, right and left ankle conditions, a back condition, a bilateral lower extremity vascular condition, and tinnitus is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the July 1990 decision relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for a left ankle condition and a back condition.,There is insufficient evidence of current disabilities for bilateral knee conditions, hearing loss, social anxiety disorder, right and left ankle conditions, a back condition, a bilateral lower extremity vascular condition, and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Condition, Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23011181
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle conditions as secondary to his service-connected left hip replacement.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left ankle condition is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and relevant evidence received, including VA examinations and opinions that tend to prove or disprove the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The cervical spine condition is denied as there was no in-service onset or chronicity.
- Denied
The August 1996 rating decision denied service connection for a back condition due to the claim being considered not well-grounded, as there was no current disability and no evidence of in-service injury or disease.
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