The Board has determined that a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected stress fracture, right ankle is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the need for a higher evaluation based on the veteran's symptoms and examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0422995
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a stress fracture of the right ankle, post-operative.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's combined rating of 80 percent due to service-connected disabilities does not meet the criteria for a TDIU, as her disabilities are rated at least 40% and she meets the percentage requirements. The Board finds no persuasive evidence suggesting that her service-connected disabilities render her unemployable.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of current disability related to service, specifically stress fractures of the right and left ankles. The veteran's complaints during active duty for training were not confirmed by subsequent medical examinations or treatment records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The appellant's service-connected disabilities prevent her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to the combined effect of multiple conditions, including fibrocystic breast disease and ankle fractures.
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