The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of a left ankle disability and finds that new evidence submitted by the veteran is sufficient to reopen his claim. The Board also concludes that the preponderance of the evidence does not support the claim, as there is no medical evidence linking the current left ankle disability to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the submitted evidence was new and material, but did not meet the criteria for service connection due to lack of medical evidence linking the current condition to a service-connected injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0016825
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What this means for you
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The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache disability, hypertension, and an increased rating for a left ankle disability to obtain additional evidence.
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