The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle sprain, and left ankle disorder are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Right Ankle Sprain, Left Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0001031
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What this means for you
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