The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals, right ankle injury as no new and material evidence was presented.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to support the reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0725573
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals, right ankle injury, finding that his condition has resulted in no more than moderate limitation of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the Los Angeles VARO. The Veteran's appeal will be handled in an expeditious manner.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration due to insufficient medical opinions provided in previous examinations. The Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury is currently under review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including VA examinations to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for his right ankle injury, skin disorder, and headaches.
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