The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability related to his service-connected ankle disability. The examiner found no abnormality of the ankles and concluded there is no disability whatsoever related to the veteran's ankles.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports did not find any disability in the veteran's ankles, leading to the conclusion that the veteran does not have a current disability attributable to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a head injury, to include neuropsychological dysfunction, Ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0506737
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