Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a thoracic spine disability as secondary to the service-connected ankle disabilities and remanded the claims for right and left knee osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's thoracic spine disability was found to be aggravated by his service-connected ankle disabilities, while the evidence is inconclusive regarding the knees.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracic spine disability, Right knee osteoarthritis, Left knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017914
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