The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle, left knee, back, and tinnitus disabilities but denied service connection for a left Achilles tendon tear and right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows current diagnoses of the claimed conditions with in-service injuries or symptoms related to those conditions, except for the left Achilles tendon tear and right knee disability which had no in-service injury or chronic symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle degenerative joint disease and strain, left ankle degenerative joint disease and strain, left knee degenerative joint disease and strain, lumbar degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy, tinnitus, left Achilles tendon tear, right knee degenerative joint disease and strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040396
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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- Denied
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