The Board has determined that there is no evidence of chronic left ankle disability present during service or for a number of years thereafter, and the veteran's current left ankle disorder is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no documented chronic left ankle injury in service, and any current left ankle disorder is not shown to be related to active military duty.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0214965
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What this means for you
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection of residuals of left ankle injury and residuals of left shoulder rotator cuff injury due to insufficient medical opinions addressing continuity of symptoms.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for a VA opinion to determine if the Veteran's current left ankle conditions are related to service, specifically whether they were caused or aggravated by an in-service injury.
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