Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left and right ankle disability, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's diagnosed left and right ankle disabilities were related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability due to altered biomechanics and gait disturbances associated with chronic lumbar pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle disability, Right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104046
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