The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disorder, finding no current disability and concluding that there is insufficient evidence to establish a link between his in-service injury and any present condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective evidence of a chronic left ankle disorder and concluded that the Veteran did not have a current disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder, left ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070506
What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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