The Board found no current, chronic disease process causing swelling in the veteran's right ankle and concluded that service connection for a right ankle disability manifested by swelling is not warranted.
The deciding factor: No medical link was established between the veteran's symptoms of right ankle swelling and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle swelling
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0822707
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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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