The Board has determined that the veteran's right ankle fracture residuals were aggravated by active service, and therefore grants service connection for these residuals.
The deciding factor: The pre-existing right ankle fracture was aggravated during active service, as evidenced by an increase in disability during service and the VA examiner's opinion that it was 'more likely than not' aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2005
- Citation
- 0518851
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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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