The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability, left foot disability, and left knee strain on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the disabilities had onset in service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disability, manifesting as right foot pain, left foot disability, manifesting as left foot pain, left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067756
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
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