The Board has determined that the veteran's current left ankle disorder is causally related to service, and thus granted his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The combination of objective evidence of tenderness of the left ankle and x-ray evidence of a cyst-like formation on the ankle established a current left ankle disorder. The opinion of the physician's assistant found that the veteran had a pre-service left ankle injury leading to recurrent ankle problems prior to active service, which was aggravated by service activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0032572
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What this means for you
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