The Board granted a 30 percent rating for left ankle osteoarthritis from June 25, 2021, and a separate 10 percent rating for left ankle instability.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs in favor of finding that the Veteran has had slight instability of the left ankle throughout the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left ankle, left ankle instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034137
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ankle instability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability and hypertension, but denied increased ratings for the left ankle disability and other forms of arthritis.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the issues related to increased ratings for various conditions, including tendonitis of the right ankle, osteoarthritis of the left ankle, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy in both lower extremities, was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability, finding that the current left ankle disability is etiologically related to the service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 5, 2010, for service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis and instability.
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