The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of right ankle, left ankle, right knee, or left knee disorders. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current diagnosis of any of the claimed ankle or knee disorders in the medical records provided by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disorder"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0633418
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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