The Veteran's bilateral ankle and knee disorders were not shown as chronic in service, did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology is not established. The Board denied these claims.,The Veteran's vertigo was not shown as chronic in service or related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Board denied this claim.,The Veteran did not have a diagnosis of fatigue at any time during the pendency of the claim and had not had one recent to the filing of the claim. The Board denied this claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to service, as they were not shown in service or within a presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology is not established.,No medical professional has indicated that the Veteran's vertigo was related to an in-service injury. The Board denied this claim based on lack of evidence linking the condition to service.,The Veteran did not have a diagnosis of fatigue at any time during the pendency of the claim and had not had one recent to the filing of the claim. The Board denied this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle degenerative joint disease, bilateral knee degenerative joint disease, vertigo, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23002904
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