The Board granted service connection for the right ankle condition and denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a current disability, in-service injury, and a causal relationship between the current disability and in-service injury. The denial of earlier effective dates was due to the lack of evidence supporting an earlier claim or entitlement date for the disabilities in question.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition, radiculopathy in the right lower extremity, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030277
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle condition for compensation purposes due to his discharge being characterized as other than honorable.
- Remanded (sent back)
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