The Board has granted service connection for left ankle tendonitis, right ankle chronic sprain, and various foot disabilities (plantar fasciitis, pes planus, and metatarsalgia) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability. The effective date is not specified.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current foot and ankle disabilities are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected left ankle disability due to aggravation or obesity resulting from the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle tendonitis, right ankle chronic sprain, left foot plantar fasciitis, left foot pes planus, left foot metatarsalgia, right foot plantar fasciitis, right foot pes planus, right foot metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24021762
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What this means for you
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