The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for back, ankle, or knee conditions and denied the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it was less likely than not that any current back, ankle, or knee disability is caused by treatment noted in STRs, as there were no chronic conditions during active duty or within one year of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back, Bilateral Ankle, Bilateral Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1413227
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