The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for obesity and residuals of a left ankle fracture, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions during her military service. The Board also found that any current ankle fracture is not related to her service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a left ankle fracture during the veteran's active duty service. The Board determined that the veteran's current ankle fracture in 2001 was not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected knee disabilities, and there was insufficient evidence linking it to any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- obesity, left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0334635
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