The Veteran's bilateral ankle disorder was not caused by any in-service injury, disease, or event; has not existed continuously since service; did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service separation; and is not related to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical nexus between the Veteran's military service or service-connected bilateral pes planus and his current bilateral ankle condition, which is attributed to normal aging process.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Ankle Disorder, Service-Connected Bilateral Pes Planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22007490
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