The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury, including arthritis. However, the claim related to residuals of a left ankle injury is denied as there is no evidence showing it was incurred in or aggravated during active service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current left ankle disability to service, and the appellant's alleged injuries occurred during periods of recognized oceangoing service with the Merchant Marines. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for the left ankle injury.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Residuals of right ankle injury including arthritis","type_of_arthritis":null,"other_conditions":null}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of left ankle injury including arthritis","type_of_arthritis":null,"other_conditions":null}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0632506
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