The Veteran's right ankle disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board denied service connection for his right ankle strain.
The deciding factor: There is no medical opinion of record that associates the Veteran's current right ankle pain with any disease or injury of service, and the examiner found no functional loss or impairment due to repetitive use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Medial Meniscus Tear, Bilateral Pes Planus with Hallux Valgus, Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1828663
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