The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ankle disorder is service-connected as it had its onset in service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records documented a left ankle injury and subsequent symptoms, which have been linked to his current condition by credible lay evidence of continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1003792
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What this means for you
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