The Board denied the claim of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a fracture of the right ankle.
The deciding factor: The appeal was not about service connection at all, as it only concerned the evaluation of an existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0330013
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities substantially contributed to his death, and therefore grants service connection for cause of death.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for his right knee and ankle disabilities were denied. The TDIU claim is still pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding whether a right ankle disability had its onset in service or was caused by an injury during service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right ankle, a right wrist disability, a left wrist disability, a low back disability, and pseudofolliculitis barbae. The evidence does not support these claims as there is no current diagnosis or showing of such disabilities.
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