The Board granted service connection for the right foot condition and remanded claims for left foot, left knee, right knee, and right ankle conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last final denial includes VA examinations and medical opinions, statements in support of claim, and VA treatment records. The May 2017 VA examination and medical opinion is new and material as it contains an examination, statements by the Veteran, and opinion or lack thereof due to legibility issues with the Veteran's service treatment records (STRs).
- Claimed conditions
- left foot condition, right foot condition to include foot pain, post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the second metatarsal cuneiform joint and dorsal midfoot exostosis/bone spur, left knee condition, to include pain and osteoarthritis, right knee condition, to include pain and osteoarthritis, left foot condition, to include as secondary to service-connected lateral collateral ligament spring and osteoarthritis, right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002586
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee conditions, denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and denied special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a lower extremity.
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