The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral ankle disorder was incurred in or aggravated by service, and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's current left ankle problems were a result of an injury she received during military service, which initially exacerbated her pre-existing flat foot deformity.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618057
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to November 8, 2011, for service connection of a bilateral ankle disorder.
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