The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left ankle disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support the contention that his current left ankle disorders were proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected psoriasis, diabetes mellitus type II, or psoriatic arthritis of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's left ankle disorders to his service-connected conditions and determined that there was no anatomic or pathophysiologic mechanism by which diabetes mellitus could cause or aggravate a left ankle disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle degenerative arthritis, left ankle enthesophyte, left ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22064985
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current conditions and his active military service.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating of more than 20 percent for left ankle degenerative arthritis from February 19, 2024.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle strain, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for left and right ankle strains, denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded claims for hypertension and gout.
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