The Board found that the veteran did not have a current disability of a chronic left ankle disorder and that there was no evidence to support a nexus between any in-service trauma and his current condition. As such, service connection for a left ankle disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a current disability or a link between the veteran's in-service injury and his current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0817735
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal disorders and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's claimed right hip, right knee, and left ankle disorders were not incurred or aggravated by his service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's ankle disorders and their relationship to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his service connection claims for chronic right hip, right knee, and left ankle disorders.
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