Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current disability and the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the private medical opinion was less probative than the VA etiology opinion, which concluded that it is less likely than not that the Veteran's current right ankle disability is related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108956
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