The Board denied service connection for a left ankle condition, right ankle condition, and bilateral knee condition as it is less likely than not that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service. The claims for service connection for lymphoma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, enlarged prostate, and PTSD were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran's current left ankle condition, right ankle condition, or bilateral knee condition are related to his military service. The Board also found insufficient information to corroborate the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides and remanded the claims for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle condition, right ankle condition, bilateral knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24002003
What this means for you
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- Denied
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