The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current right ankle condition and her active service or any of her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examiner determined there was no nexus between the Veteran's current diagnosis of resolved acute right ankle sprain and her military service, as evidenced by the absence of further complaints, treatment, or diagnoses during service. The February 2025 VA examiner also found that the Veteran's right ankle pain was not caused or aggravated by her service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25014392
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