The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disorder and a gastrointestinal disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses or functional impairments related to these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighed against finding that the Veteran had a currently diagnosed right ankle disorder or gastrointestinal disorder, nor were there reports of symptoms attributable to these conditions during the pendency of the claim. The Veteran was not competent to provide a diagnosis in this case due to the medical complexity of the issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Disorder, Gastrointestinal Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088181
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