Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ankle, right ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis B. The claim for a compensable rating for hepatitis B was denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the bilateral ankle and knee disabilities was established on a secondary basis due to their causation by the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis B.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105922
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