The Board found no current diagnosis of a knee, ankle, or leg disability for which service connection could be granted.,There is insufficient evidence to show that the Veteran has a current disability at any point during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence (VA examination reports) indicates that the Veteran did not have a knee, ankle, or leg disability at any point during the appeal period or prior to his filing a claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral knee disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right ankle disability"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral leg disability (residuals of a bilateral hamstring injury)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164499
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What this means for you
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