The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral ankle and knee disabilities are not related to his service, including a motor vehicle accident during ACDUTRA. The VA examinations do not support a direct relationship between the current disabilities and service.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions did not find any evidence of in-service injury or chronic conditions that could be linked to the Veteran's current bilateral ankle and knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Sprain, Patellofemoral Syndrome (Knee Pain)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1416823
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