The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for his left ankle fracture are denied. The Board found that the right wrist condition did not manifest in service or be related to a service-connected disability, while the left ankle condition resulted in painful motion but no ankylosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for the right wrist condition and there is insufficient evidence linking the left ankle condition to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- status post fracture of the right wrist, residuals of a left ankle fracture, status post open reduction and internal fixation fibula
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2013
- Citation
- 1322523
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