The Board has granted service connection for right ankle tendonitis, left ankle tendonitis, right knee strain, and left knee strain. The conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service duties.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's reported symptoms of ankle and knee pain during service were consistent with his current diagnoses and established a causal relationship between his service and these conditions based on lay evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle tendonitis, Left ankle tendonitis, Right knee strain, Left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24082370
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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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