The veteran's current left foot contracture with ankylosis of the left ankle is considered to have been incurred or aggravated during his military service.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence shows that the veteran's pre-existing injury worsened due to physical training requirements in service, leading to a current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left tibia-fibula fracture, left foot contracture with ankylosis of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0610070
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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