The Veteran's claim for a right ankle disability was denied as there was no evidence of current residuals from an in-service injury. The new evidence received does not establish the presence of a current right ankle disability.,The Veteran's claims for left ankle disability and allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis were reopened due to receipt of new evidence, which raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
The deciding factor: New evidence did not show that the Veteran currently has any residuals from an in-service injury to his right ankle.,The new evidence related to an unestablished fact and raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the left ankle disability and allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Discomfort, Left Ankle Disability, Allergic Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0923418
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The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache disability, hypertension, and an increased rating for a left ankle disability to obtain additional evidence.
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