The Board denied referral on an extraschedular basis for the issue of entitlement to an increased disability rating greater than 20 percent for right ankle instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms and disability picture are already captured by the assigned schedular evaluation, which considers pain, limitation, and functional loss. No additional factors warranting extraschedular consideration were found.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Instability, Right Ankle Scar, Bilateral Anterior Tibial Ostealgia, Residuals of Right First Metatarsal Stress Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1544298
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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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