The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have any residuals of rheumatic fever or a disability related to rheumatic fever at any time during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's recurrent ankle symptoms are less likely than not related to his in-service rheumatic fever and identified alternate causes for the current ankle symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of rheumatic fever, swelling of ankles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1646529
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