The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle condition, including osteochondritis dissecans and osteochondral fracture with degenerative arthritis, finding that his symptoms are related to his active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion linking the Veteran's current left ankle conditions to his in-service injury, supported by his lay statements and medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle osteochondritis dissecans, left ankle osteochondral fracture with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24064992
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Decisions by this judge: 772 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left ankle osteochondritis dissecans and degenerative arthritis with left gastrocnemius contracture as residuals status post left ankle arthroscopic surgery, but denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and left leg syndesmosis instability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left ankle disability is remanded due to the need for a retrospective opinion estimating range of motion loss and functional impairment during flare-ups experienced at the time of the November 2017 VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions and failure to address certain terms used in assessing disability ratings.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for left ankle osteochondritis dissecans and residuals of a left ankle injury was denied. A separate 10 percent disability rating for left ankle instability, beginning January 17, 2014, was granted.
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