Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle tendinitis, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus. However, it denied service connection for a left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's left ankle and right ankle disabilities were caused by his service-connected bilateral pes planus, but there was no evidence of a current left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, left ankle tendinitis, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus, right ankle tendinitis, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108290
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