The Board denied service connection for a back disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and right wrist disability as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found to be inadequate due to failure to consider all reported injuries and the interval between the 1993 injury and the current condition was deemed insufficiently long for a definitive conclusion without further examination.

Claimed conditions

back disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right wrist disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 4, 2025

Citation

A25095507

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