The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hip and ankle arthritis were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they proximately due to his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: There is no clear evidence of a pre-existing left ankle condition at entry into service. The most probative evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's bilateral hip and ankle arthritis were caused by his service or service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Arthritis, Bilateral Ankle Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1116006
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