The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right and left ankle sprains, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim. Service connection was also denied for residuals of a chest mass due to lack of competent medical evidence linking current symptoms to service.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence does not establish a nexus between the veteran's current ankle conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right ankle sprain, Residuals of a left ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0836334
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher disability rating for GERD and left ankle sprain to allow the AOJ to review additional evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent rating for the service-connected residuals of a left ankle sprain, effective October 1, 2020, and also granted a 20 percent rating for the period of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric conditions and orthopedic issues, have resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance. The Board has determined that he requires this assistance due to his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant as they do not result in a total and permanent disability to preclude locomotion without aids.
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