The Board denied service connection for left ankle, right knee, and right wrist disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no medical evidence showing that any current psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), right knee disability, left ankle disability, or right wrist disability are related to the Veteran's active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that none of the current conditions/symptoms are related to his active service. The popping in his right wrist was attributed to pushups in 2000 and was asymptomatic. The knee pain was radicular in nature and not related to previous complaints, and the left ankle condition is believed to be unrelated to a prior twisting injury.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, right knee disability, right wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1402429
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