The Board found that arthralgia of the bilateral ankles was not incurred in service or caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any evidence linking the Veteran's current arthralgia to his military service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgia of the bilateral ankles
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1205268
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