Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for left knee joint osteoarthritis was granted, while the claims for bilateral ankle tendinitis with symptomatic laxity and bilateral foot degenerative arthritis were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a direct link between the in-service knee injury and current osteoarthritis, but not for the ankle and foot conditions due to lack of chronicity during or after service and known etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee joint osteoarthritis, bilateral ankle tendinitis with symptomatic laxity, bilateral foot degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101829
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