Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's right ankle and right knee but remanded the claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a review of the evidence of record at the time of the respective decisions on the issues on appeal, with no new evidence considered due to the Direct Review regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right knee strain, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000360
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