The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral ankle arthralgia is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury during combat service in Korea, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found a positive opinion regarding a nexus between the Veteran’s current bilateral ankle arthralgia and his combat experience in Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18139670
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