The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability based on direct incurrence in service is not new and material, thus denying his attempt to reopen this claim. The claims for service connection for a left knee disability and secondary to service-connected disability are also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the December 1994 rating decision does not meet the criteria of being both new and material to reopen the veteran's claim for direct incurrence of a left ankle disability in service. The Board found no new or significant evidence that would change the outcome of this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Disability","type_of_connection":"Direct Incurrence"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disability","type_of_connection":"Not Incurred in Service"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0608177
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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