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
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy in the right lower extremity, right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030277
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 696 · Granted: 63% (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
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
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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