The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right ankle disability due to injury or disease incurred in service. The RO's grant of service connection for genitofemoral nerve entrapment and its assignment of a 10 percent rating are upheld, but an earlier effective date is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the veteran's claim that his right ankle disorder is related to his active duty service or any other event during service.
- Claimed conditions
- genitofemoral nerve entrapment, right ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0602129
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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