The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left ankle fracture, residuals of a left clavicle fracture, and frostbite residuals due to lack of competent medical evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence to show that the veteran has current disabilities related to his claimed injuries during service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the left clavicle, frostbite residuals, residuals of a left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0211801
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for residuals of a left ankle fracture. The claim is now remanded for further action.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for frostbite residuals and remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (including underlying service connection for hypothyroidism) and nonservice-connected pension.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's residuals of a left ankle fracture, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder and denied service connection for anemia, high cholesterol, muscle aches, benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, frostbite residuals, gonorrhea residuals, and hypertension.
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