The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral ankle degenerative joint disease is not related to his service, as there was no chronic disability present at separation and the examiner opined that the current condition is more likely due to age and occupation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the in-service acute ankle sprains did not result in a chronic disability, and the Veteran's current degenerative joint disease is more likely caused by his age and occupation as a correctional officer.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2016
- Citation
- 1614998
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