Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right ankle disorders as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or a medical nexus between the current conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA examiner concluded that the bilateral ankles clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and were not aggravated beyond their natural progression by an in-service injury, and the medical records did not show any symptoms related to the ankles until decades after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094129
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