The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for disability of the right ankle and foot, concluding that there was no evidence to support a finding that his current condition is related to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the current disability is not related to service due to lack of supporting medical records from service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle arthralgia, edema, small bony density, calcaneal spurring, internal derangement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0300466
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What this means for you
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