The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle strains based on a nexus to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a current disability, in-service incurrence of bilateral ankle pains, and a nexus between the current disabilities and the Veteran's military service due to documented injuries during boot leave and diagnoses of bilateral achilles tendonitis during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle strain, left ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106041
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Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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