The VA determined that the veteran's right ankle sprains do not warrant a compensable evaluation as they are not related to his service-connected condition and there is no evidence of arthritis or other conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran's functional impairment was due to a nonservice-connected condition (right foot drop) rather than his service-connected right ankle sprains.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right ankle sprains
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0609294
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including service connection for additional right ankle disability.
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