Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to December 12, 2005, for the award of service connection for a left ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The earliest document indicating the Veteran sought service connection for a left ankle disability was received by VA on December 12, 2005.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, diagnosed as tendonitis (achilles/peroneal/posterior tibial)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089314
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