The Board found no evidence of a chronic left ankle disability related to service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient clinical evidence at present to warrant a diagnosis of any chronic condition, and the examiner opined that it was unlikely that the current left ankle condition was related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0307902
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What this means for you
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