The Veteran's right ankle condition is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected plantar fasciitis and lumbar degenerative disc disease. The Veteran's right wrist strain is denied service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the right wrist strain was less likely than not due to service, based on lack of post-service medical records and normal upper extremities at separation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle strain, Right wrist strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24013460
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