The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not shown to have been present in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any incidents of heel pain, ankle injury, PTSD, or shoulder injury. The VA examinations and medical records did not provide evidence supporting the veteran's claims for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral heel pain","issues":["service connection for bilateral heel pain"]}, {"condition_name":"Chronic residuals of a bilateral ankle injury","issues":["service connection for chronic residuals of a bilateral ankle injury","service connection for osteoarthritis of the left ankle"]}, {"condition_name":"Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)","issues":["service connection for PTSD"]}, {"condition_name":"Chronic left shoulder injury with pinched nerve and associated pain in the neck, hand, and arm","issues":["service connection for chronic left shoulder injury with pinched nerve and associated pain in the neck, hand, and arm"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0614093
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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