Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar degenerative arthritis and a 20 percent evaluation for left ankle sprain, but remanded the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to November 18, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar degenerative arthritis is related to his service-connected bilateral knee arthritis, and his left ankle sprain manifests in functional impairment equivalent to marked limited motion due to symptoms including pain and difficulty with walking and standing.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative arthritis, left ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012845
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