The Board has granted service connection for right ankle tendonitis, left ankle tendonitis, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, and left hip trochanteric pain syndrome, all of which are deemed to be related to combat injuries sustained during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diagnoses were found to be directly related to his combat service based on the evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle tendonitis, left ankle tendonitis, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, left hip trochanteric pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24036888
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip trochanteric pain syndrome is remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board will consider whether her condition was caused or aggravated by a service-connected lumbar spondylosis, sacroiliitis, and degenerative disc disease.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ankle tendonitis, finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to his military service.
- Granted
The April 24, 1995, Rating Decision was reversed and service connection for coccyx disability is granted. Other motions for revision of the April 24, 1995, Rating Decision were denied or remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for all issues related to service connection and rating decisions from February 2017, May 2019, and November 2019 due to untimely Notice of Disagreement filings.
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