The Board denied service connection for a bilateral ankle disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could be linked to the current condition.,Service connection was also denied for a bilateral foot disability. The Veteran's service treatment records did not document any injuries or diseases involving her feet, and she had no symptoms at discharge.,The claim for dental conditions was denied as there is no indication of an impairment of the mandible, loss of a portion of the ramus, or loss of a portion of the maxilla. The Veteran's current condition consists of treatable carious teeth, replaceable missing teeth, dental or alveolar abscesses, and periodontal disease.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence is against finding that any in-service injury, event, or disease could be linked to the Veteran's current bilateral ankle disability. The service treatment records did not document any such issues.,Similarly, there was no indication of an in-service injury, event, or disease for her bilateral foot disability. The Veteran had no symptoms at discharge and her service treatment records do not indicate any foot problems.,The Veteran claimed dental conditions but the evidence does not support a finding that she has any impairment of the mandible, loss of a portion of the ramus, or loss of a portion of the maxilla. Her current condition consists of treatable carious teeth, replaceable missing teeth, dental or alveolar abscesses, and periodontal disease.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disability, bilateral foot disability, dental condition (teeth, gum disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19173315
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