The Board denied service connection for a bilateral ankle disability to include a bilateral heel disability, as there was no evidence of such condition during or after service. The claims for reopening the claims of service connection for hearing loss and right hand disability were also denied due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for knee disabilities was reopened but not granted. Diabetes mellitus did not require regulation of activities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any complaints, treatments, or diagnoses related to a bilateral ankle or heel disability. The current VA examinations also failed to find any such condition. As the claim is based on direct service connection and no evidence was provided that would suggest an in-service injury or disease resulting in the current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0930965
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