Partly granted
Service connection for right and left ankle disorders is denied. Other conditions are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service treatment records were unavailable, and there was no objective evidence of a disorder of either ankle after service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, left ear hearing loss, bowel problems, hemorrhoids, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25001039
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