Denied
The Board found that the veteran does not have arthritis of the left ankle attributable to his military service and denied his claims for increased ratings. The issues were remanded pending completion of additional development.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current disability related to the in-service injury, and the continuity of symptomatology required by law was not established.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the left ankle"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0604539
What this means for you
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