Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral ankle strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis but denied service connection for a left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examination and opinion provided sufficient rationale that the Veteran's bilateral ankle strain was related to his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis, while there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the left shoulder disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle strain, left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020381
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