The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ankle degenerative arthritis with lateral collateral ligament sprain and tendonitis, finding that her current condition is related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current left ankle disability and her documented in-service injury during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle degenerative arthritis, lateral collateral ligament sprain, tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24022594
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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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