The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance that it was related to the Veteran's service.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence is in approximate balance that the Veteran had a right ankle condition that was related to his service. The June 2025 addendum opinion and March 2022 addendum opinion were found inadequate, while the July 2013 private opinion by Dr. P.Y. was considered moderate probative value.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013085
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,135 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral hip conditions, right knee condition, and/or right ankle condition are related to service. The claims are remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA medical opinion provided by the examiner is inadequate for secondary service connection claims and thus remanded to obtain a new opinion.
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