The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for tibiotalar joint subluxation, bilateral, postoperative. The veteran's ankle disability is considered to be a direct result of his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish whether the veteran's ankle disability had its onset during service or was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- tibiotalar joint subluxation, foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0215923
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back condition, neck condition, right leg condition (sciatica), and foot condition due to active duty military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking to have the April 1979 rating decision that denied service connection for a foot condition revised due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The AOJ has not addressed this issue in their higher-level review, so it must be remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and a foot condition. The evidence does not show that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for PTSD was withdrawn, and the appeal as to the timeliness of a request for Higher Level Review of a December 2014 legacy rating decision denying entitlement to service connection for a foot condition is denied.
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