The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection and secondary service connection for a bilateral lower extremity disability, finding that there was no medical evidence to support her contention that her disability was related to her active duty service or her service-connected left ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were against the claim, concluding that the Veteran's claimed bilateral lower extremity disability was not related to her military service or her service-connected left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20070693
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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