Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle strain, but dismissed the claim for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral calcaneal spurs.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's psychiatric condition to his service-connected right ankle strain, with all reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral calcaneal spurs, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090833
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