The Board denied service connection for left ankle pain, right ankle pain, left hip pain, right hip pain, and left knee pain but granted service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy and right upper extremity radiculopathy. The Board also denied a compensable evaluation for hammer toe deformities of the feet and a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative changes of the left acromioclavicular joint, while granting a single 10 percent evaluation for bilateral foot plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found no current disability to support service connection for the ankle, hip, and knee pain claims. For the upper extremity radiculopathy, there was evidence of in-service symptoms and post-service continuity of symptomatology, supporting a grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle pain, right ankle pain, left hip pain, right hip pain, left knee pain, right knee pain, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left foot hammer toe deformity, 2nd through 5th toes, right foot hammer toe deformity, 2nd through 5th toes, bilateral foot plantar fasciitis, mild degenerative changes of left acromioclavicular joint
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090802
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 896 · Granted: 51% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The appeal seeking to establish entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) is dismissed because the AOJ decision was merely implementing a Board's earlier effective date decision for service connection.
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