The Board denied service connection for right ankle degenerative joint disease as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find any current right ankle condition, and there was no functional impairment shown.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185577
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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