The Board denied service connection for a left ankle/heel disability and denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability. The RO assigned a 30 percent evaluation for the service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence linking the current left ankle/heel condition to service or the service-connected left knee disability, and thus concluded that service connection was not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle/heel disability, left medial meniscectomy with muscle atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0614367
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What this means for you
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