The Board granted service connection for right drop foot as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posterior tibial tendonitis, residuals of a right sprain ankle.
The deciding factor: The evidence reasonably establishes a nexus between the Veteran's right drop foot and her service-connected posterior tibial tendonitis, residuals of right sprain ankle.
- Claimed conditions
- right drop foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25041813
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (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
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