The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right ankle disability incurred or aggravated by his active military service, and arthritis of the right ankle is not shown to be present within one year following separation from service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing an injury to the right ankle during service, and any current arthritis is not shown to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle injury, arthritis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0217519
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