The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disorder, finding that there is no evidence of continuity of symptomatology and concluding that any current right ankle condition did not begin in service.
The deciding factor: There was no chronic right ankle disorder documented during service or within one year post-service. The 26-year gap between the Veteran's reported injury in service and his first post-service symptoms makes it unlikely a link exists to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1243782
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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