Partly granted
The appeal to reopen the claim of service connection for a left ankle disorder is granted, and a remand is warranted for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of other claimed disorders.
The deciding factor: The August 2017 written statement from the Veteran provided new and material evidence that related to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder, osteoarthritis, joints and tendons, right ankle disorder, varicocele of the left abdomen
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25003699
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