The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disorder as it was not etiologically related to his service or a service-connected disability, including a right knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it was not at least as likely as not that the veteran's service-connected right knee disability resulted in a right ankle injury. The record does not contain any competent evidence establishing that a right ankle disorder initially diagnosed years after the veteran's discharge from service is etiologically related to his service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0810856
What this means for you
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