The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle disability did not have its clinical onset in service or within one year of separation, and is not otherwise related to active duty. The Board also found no evidence linking his current acquired psychiatric disorder to service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions consistently found that the Veteran's right ankle injury was not caused by or the result of his service-connected right knee disability, and there was no in-service onset for his acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right peroneal tendon disorder, Acquired psychiatric disorder (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1446537
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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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