Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and bilateral ankle disorder as there was no evidence of these conditions manifesting in service or within one year thereafter, nor any evidence linking them to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not have chronic disability resulting from his claimed conditions during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and that there was no continuity of symptomatology after discharge. The opinions provided by VA examiners were also deemed inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Bilateral knee disorder, Bilateral ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25001647
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