The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left foot fracture and residuals of a left ankle sprain. The veteran's claim for service connection for tremors is pending and will be remanded to the RO.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing current disabilities related to the claimed conditions, and the preponderance of the evidence does not support the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a left ankle sprain, Residuals of a left foot fracture, Tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0412961
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher disability rating for GERD and left ankle sprain to allow the AOJ to review additional evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and related conditions, including Bradykinesia, instability, dysphagia, dysarthria, tremors, facial paralysis, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bowel incontinence, bladder incontinence, and radiculopathy of all four extremities, based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for the service-connected residuals of a left ankle sprain, effective October 1, 2020, and also granted a 20 percent rating for the period of the appeal.
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