The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of left ankle injury did not manifest during service or within one year after separation, and is therefore not related to his military service.,Regarding esophageal carcinoma, the Board finds no evidence of its occurrence in service or within a presumptive period due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's diagnosis was made decades after his discharge.
The deciding factor: The residuals of left ankle injury did not manifest during service and is not otherwise related to military service.,Esophageal carcinoma was not shown to be attributable to any incident or event of the Veteran's period of service, including as a result of herbicide exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left ankle injury, esophageal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1701800
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