The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current left foot/ankle disorder related to service or service-connected disability and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of a current left foot/ankel disorder, and any pain reported by the Veteran was not linked to service-connected right ankle disability without resort to speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot/ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1040616
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected fracture to the left 2nd metatarsal resulted in some slight limitation of motion and arthritis. However, his current left foot/ankle disorder is not related to active duty service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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