The Veteran's claims for frozen feet, residuals; arthritis (unrelated to bilateral knees or left ankle or foot); and right knee mild osteoarthritis were denied. The claim for a left ankle disability was granted as service connection is possible.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of current disabilities related to the claimed conditions in service records or post-service treatment records, except for right knee mild osteoarthritis which first manifested many years after separation from service and is not presumed to be incurred in service. The left ankle disability may be associated with service but requires further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Frozen feet, residuals, Arthritis (unrelated to bilateral knees or left ankle or foot), Right knee mild osteoarthritis, Left ankle disability (chronic left Achilles tendonitis with ankle enthesopathy and status post left ankle strain)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005906
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What this means for you
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