The Board denied service connection for right knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing the conditions manifested during or within one year after service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of chronic symptoms in service, continuous symptomatology since service, or manifestation of degenerative joint disease (DJD) to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities are not shown to have manifested during active service. The Board found that the evidence did not establish continuity of symptomatology since service or manifestation of DJD to a compensable degree within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Degenerative Joint Disease","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Degenerative Joint Disease","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- A19001678
What this means for you
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