The VA denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disorders, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to service or any other presumptive conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran's current degenerative changes in his bilateral ankles are not caused by or aggravated by service-connected pes planus and do not have a direct link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disorder, Left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1642141
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's right ankle disorder, finding that it was not shown to be related to his active duty service and did not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to his left ankle disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right ankle disorder and a lung disorder, finding that the conditions are related to active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right ankle disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, left ankle disorder, and right ankle fracture are all granted service connection. The right ankle fracture is remanded for a higher disability rating.
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