The evidence does not show that the Veteran currently suffers from a chronic right or left ankle disorder, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record does not support a diagnosis of a current chronic right or left ankle disorder. The most probative medical opinion found no pathology in the ankles and diagnosed only arthralgia, which alone is not sufficient to establish a disability for VA compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disorder/arthritis, left ankle disorder/arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0907025
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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