The Board finds that the Veteran's current left ankle disorder is not related to his active military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's current left ankle disorder and his in-service injury, as there are no records of treatment or diagnosis following the 1976 fracture until many years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle fracture residuals, arthritis of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1437604
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