The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disorder on the basis of aggravation, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the original claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's left ankle disorder was aggravated by his active service, warranting service connection based on this aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0326111
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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.
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