The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of right ankle sprain and granted it as a direct result, based on evidence showing in-service injury and chronic residuals.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to establish a chronic right ankle sprain during service and its current manifestations.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0417178
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the service-connected right ankle sprain, but denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for headaches, a bilateral wrist disability, a bilateral hip disability, facial scars, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle sprain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disability, diagnosed as chronic right ankle sprain. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a supplemental medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's knee and ankle disabilities without medication, as well as an opinion on the etiology of his psychiatric conditions.
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