The veteran's claims for increased ratings and restoration of service connection were denied. The RO granted the veteran a temporary total evaluation for left foot and ankle disability, but did not provide proper notice to sever the grant of service connection for a left ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The RO improperly severed the grant of service connection for a left ankle disability without providing proper notice to the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle and Foot Disability, Right Ankle and Foot Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0308025
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Decisions by this judge: 1,325 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to the Veteran not having a current diagnosis of hearing loss disability. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for left ankle and foot disability, requesting additional medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for left ankle and foot disability and left hip disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right knee and left ankle/foot disabilities do not meet the threshold requirements for a TDIU, as they do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's heart disorder, including endocarditis resulting from an aortic root aneurysm and valve replacement, was not incurred in or aggravated by military service. The claim for left ankle and foot disability is pending.
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