The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a bilateral ankle condition, testicle condition, and eye condition. The low back disability was granted with an initial rating of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish current disabilities for the claimed conditions or show that any were incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Condition, Testicle Condition, Eye Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0701856
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