The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left ankle disorder, diagnosed as left ankle osteoarthritis and status post excision of partial bone of the distal tibia and talus, is related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a continuity of symptoms from inservice injury to the present day condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle osteoarthritis, left ankle instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0913891
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus his claim for TDIU on an extraschedular basis is denied.
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