The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury and an earlier effective date for her 40 percent disability rating for sacroiliac joint dysfunction. The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of a chronic left ankle disability, thus not meeting the well-grounded claim requirement. For the sacroiliac joint dysfunction, the Board noted that while she had symptoms related to this condition during service and post-service, there was insufficient evidence to establish a current disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not present competent medical evidence of a current left ankle disability or sacroiliac joint dysfunction. The lack of clinical evidence at the present time prevented her from meeting the well-grounded claim requirement for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle injury, sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008640
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