The Board denied service connection for right ankle osteoarthritis, left ankle disorder, right knee condition, and neck condition due to lack of evidence showing a chronic disability in service or continuity of symptomatology since service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show the Veteran had a current right ankle disorder that began during service or is otherwise related to an injury, disease, or event in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Osteoarthritis, Left Ankle Disorder (not specified), Right Knee Condition (not specified), Neck Condition (not specified)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24057861
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