The Board granted service connection for a left ankle condition, sleep apnea, lower back condition, and right hip condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, bilateral hallux valgus, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and right ankle calcaneal spur.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record persuasively weighs in favor of a finding that the Veteran's left ankle condition, sleep apnea, lower back condition, and right hip condition are secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus, bilateral hallux valgus, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and right ankle calcaneal spur.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle condition, Sleep apnea, Lower back condition, Right hip condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106647
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