The Board granted service connection for right ankle fracture residuals, finding that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic arthritis of the right knee caused her to fall and fracture her ankle.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a nexus between the veteran's service-connected right knee disability and the subsequent right ankle fracture due to the knee locking up while she was walking down stairs.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0813673
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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection and increased ratings for multiple conditions, including thoracolumbar spine spondylosis with disc herniation, right ankle fracture residuals, right shoulder impingement syndrome, left ankle strain, left shoulder bicipital tendon tear, rotator cuff tear with arthritis status post-surgery and chronic post-procedural pain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The veteran's right ankle disability does not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent, and his depressive disorder is unrelated to service or the service-connected right ankle.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
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