The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury and residuals of a lower back injury, finding that these conditions are directly related to the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran sustained injuries to his left ankle and lower back during active duty, with current disabilities being consistent with those initial injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left ankle injury, residuals of a lower back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0302045
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including GERD, neck injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, shrapnel wound to the lower left leg, right ankle injury, left ankle injury, RLE neuropathy, and lower back injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted a readjudication of the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury due to new and relevant evidence. The case is remanded for further adjudication.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury is denied, while his claim for insomnia disorder is granted.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment, and thus denied his claim for TDIU.
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