The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ankle disorder is related to a reported injury during active service, and thus grants service connection for traumatic osteoarthritis of the right ankle.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations revealed current diagnoses of traumatic arthritis of the right ankle, which was linked to the Veteran's documented history of an injury to the right foot during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic osteoarthritis of the right ankle, Neuroma of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0948982
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- Remanded (sent back)
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