The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ankle disorder and bilateral shin splints have been denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or post-service continuity of symptoms.
The deciding factor: There was no documented chronic condition in service, and the gap between separation from active duty and first diagnosis after service outweighs any lay assertions of continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Disorder, Bilateral Shin Splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1024815
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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