The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral ankle disability, manifested by edema, including as due to an undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not support a finding of service-connected disability or a link to active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current diagnosis of tenosynovitis and noted that the veteran's current swelling was secondary to dependency rather than military service-related.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disability, manifested by edema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0218031
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