Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ankle post traumatic arthritis and right knee degenerative arthritis and meniscal tear, but denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's painful scars of the bilateral wrists and thumb and deep nonlinear scars of the upper extremities.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's left ankle disability is related to his active service due to an in-service injury. The right knee disability was also found to be related to the fall sustained during active service, despite some conflicting opinions on causation.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle post traumatic arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis and meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105876
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