Granted
The veteran's service connection for right and left ankle chronic lateral collateral ligament strain was granted on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's conditions had onset in service, so reasonable doubt was resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle chronic lateral collateral ligament strain, left ankle chronic lateral collateral ligament strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001981
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