The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle condition, including as secondary to service-connected right knee or hypertension disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's current right ankle condition was related to his military service or any of his service-connected conditions. The VA medical opinion concluded there was no secondary service connection to the right knee or hypertension, and the Veteran's complaints were inconsistent and noncompliant with his hypertension medication.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011454
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