The Board has granted the reopening of service connection for left ankle synovitis, but denied the claim itself due to lack of evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no in-service injury or event related to the current diagnosis of left ankle synovitis and thus could not establish direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle synovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24023196
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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