The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic right ankle disorder, bilateral knee disorders, or low back disorders separate and distinct from his already service-connected disabilities. The veteran's current conditions are not causally related to active duty nor do they develop secondary to his service-connected compound fracture of the right tibia and fibula with leg shortening.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current right ankle, bilateral knee, or low back disorders are separate from his already service-connected disabilities. The VA examination reports do not indicate any chronicity of these conditions during service, nor do they establish continuity of symptomatology after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disorder, Low Back Disorder, Right Ankle Disorder, Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603062
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