The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disability, finding that she did not have a current disability of the right ankle and her complaints of pain were not sufficient to establish a disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had no diagnosed right ankle disability during her period of active duty service and her symptoms resolved prior to separation. The Board found her right ankle pain was not due to any in-service injury or disease, and did not result in functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle pain, Peroneal tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- A20016661
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