The Board has determined that the veteran's current right ankle disorder is related to an injury sustained during service, and thus grants service connection for a right ankle disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's current right ankle condition was as likely as not not related to his service due to lack of other injuries after service. The Board accepted this finding in light of the veteran's credible assertions and remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0608493
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
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