Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left ankle condition and a right ankle condition, both found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with shin splints. The claims for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD, and persistent depressive disorder were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board granted service connection based on the evidence showing that the current ankle conditions are due to the service-connected right knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle condition, Right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087579
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