The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left ankle fracture and assigned December 6, 2000 as the effective date. The earlier effective date claim is also granted.
The deciding factor: The November 3, 1948 rating decision denying service connection was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous because there were no clinical records showing residuals of a left ankle fracture at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0500541
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including the service connection claims and a new rating for left ankle disability. The lung disorder claim was reopened but remains pending.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left ankle fracture was denied as his disability is currently rated at 10 percent.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected left ankle disability, finding that it only met the criteria for a 10 percent disability rating.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a left ankle fracture warrant an increased rating to 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 5262 for impairment of the tibia and fibula, as his disability more nearly approximates the criteria required for that rating.
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