The Board finds that the Veteran's right ankle sprains incurred in service are service-connected, but his right knee and low back disorders are not related to service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion found no direct evidence of a nexus between the current right knee and low back conditions and service, but did find that the Veteran's right ankle sprains incurred in service may have been aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of multiple right ankle sprains, right knee disorders, low back disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0934573
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