The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg disability, including neuropathy, and denied his increased rating claims for stress reaction of bilateral ankles and feet prior to December 16, 2015.,The evidence did not support granting service connection or an increased rating for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current complaints were consistent with the findings from previous examinations, which showed moderate limited motion of the ankle (less than 15 degrees of dorsiflexion or less than 30 degrees of plantar flexion).
- Claimed conditions
- Left Leg Disability, Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22061608
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