The Board has granted a higher initial rating for the veteran's service-connected right ankle disability, currently rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran presented an exceptional or unusual disability picture that rendered application of regular schedular standards impractical.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0707134
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected fractured right ankle is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
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