The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a left ankle disability or neurological impairment of the lumbosacral spine to include sciatica that is caused by his service-connected right ankle disability.,There is no evidence showing that the veteran's psychiatric disorder was incurred in or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any current left ankle disability, neurological impairment of the lumbosacral spine to include sciatica, or psychiatric disorder is related to the veteran's service-connected right ankle disability.,There is no medical opinion linking the veteran's psychiatric disorder to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left ankle disability","type":"disability"}, {"condition_name":"Neurological impairment of the lumbosacral spine to include sciatica","type":"disability"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric disorder","type":"disorder"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0629602
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