The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right ankle condition, finding that there is no evidence linking the current disability to his military service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s right ankle condition was not related to his active military service or secondary to his service-connected right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161664
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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