The Board granted service connection for right ankle sprain with arthritis, right foot disorder (plantar fasciitis with hammer toes, arthritis, and plantar calcaneal spur), and right knee disorder (arthritis) based on the evidence showing that these conditions are related to active service.
The deciding factor: The claims were granted due to the presence of in-service complaints and current diagnoses, as well as medical opinions linking the current disabilities to the Veteran's period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle sprain with arthritis, right foot disorder (plantar fasciitis with hammer toes, arthritis, and plantar calcaneal spur), right knee disorder (arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052428
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (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 grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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