Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 6, 2023 for the left ankle condition and service connection for right knee arthritis and sleep apnea as secondary conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise regarding the claims for right knee arthritis and sleep apnea, leading to a grant after resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle condition, right knee arthritis, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089698
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