The Board grants service connection for right and left ankle disabilities based on the Veteran's competent and credible testimony of persistent symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The Board assigns significant probative weight to the Veteran's competent, qualified, and credible testimony here and cannot assign similar probative weight to the May 2021 negative VA opinions because the examiner impermissibly relies on a lack of corroborating clinical evidence showing continuity or chronicity since service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019601
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