The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disability, a compensable initial evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and a rating in excess of 60 percent for tinea versicolor were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support the presence of a left ankle disorder during service or within one year after separation from service, and thus could not be presumed to have been incurred therein.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's medical records do not show any diagnosis of a left ankle disorder during his active duty or within one year post-service. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a link between the current left ankle disorder and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Disorder, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinea Versicolor
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1035932
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