The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current residuals of a right ankle fracture or degenerative joint disease of the right knee related to military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a current diagnosis of either condition and the first medical records for these conditions are from over 15 years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the right knee, residuals of a right ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0625941
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