The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye injury was previously denied in March 1976 and is now denied again due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection for chronic ankle disability has not been established, as there is no current diagnosis or medical evidence linking the current condition to military service.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not provide a nexus between the Veteran's left eye injury during service and his current left eye disorder. The claim remains denied.,There is insufficient evidence to establish chronic ankle disability, as there are no current medical records linking the condition to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye injury, ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1223506
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