The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a diagnosed ankle fracture or leg swelling, and thus the veteran's claim for service connection for an ankle fracture and leg swelling is denied.
The deciding factor: There are no objective indications of current residuals of a fractured ankle or leg swelling in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- ankle fracture, leg swelling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0639639
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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