The Veteran's claims of service connection for various ankle, knee, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, and sinus disorders have been denied. The Board found no current diagnoses or chronic disabilities related to the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current diagnoses or chronic disabilities related to the Veteran’s claimed right and left ankle, right and left knee, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, and sinusitis disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, thoracic spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, sinusitis disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- A19000474
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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