The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a right foot fracture are related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence, including the Veteran's testimony, spouse's statements, and VA medical record, supports the conclusion that the Veteran had a right foot fracture in service and currently has residual disabilities as a result.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1417709
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis but granted it for residuals of a right foot fracture. The evaluation for PTSD was denied as greater than 70 percent.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for lumbar strain and residuals of a right foot fracture are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of a right foot fracture is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder is remanded due to inextricably intertwined issues regarding CUE in a 1981 rating decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right foot fracture and remanded the issues regarding initial disability ratings for right knee arthritis and left knee chondromalacia.
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