The Board finds that the Veteran's current right ankle disability results from a right ankle fracture incurred during INACDUTRA in December 1999. The evidence supports both the incurrence of an injury and the presence of a current disability, leading to service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran sustained a right ankle fracture during INACDUTRA in December 1999, which led to traumatic arthritis. This meets the criteria for direct service connection as there is no evidence of pre-service or intercurrent causes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Fracture, Traumatic Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1611199
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- Partly granted
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