The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ankle and foot disabilities are not related to his active service, including an in-service ankle sprain. As such, he is not entitled to service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions found no causal relationship between the Veteran's current right ankle and foot disorders and his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Right Ankle Sprain, Right Foot Degenerative Joint Disease, Bone Spurs of the Plantar and Posterior Aspects of the Right Calcaneus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1629154
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 20 percent for the service-connected right foot degenerative joint disease, second toe hammertoe, and osteoma from January 30, 2012, to August 7, 2017.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for chronic right ankle sprain was denied. However, the Veteran's claim for increased ratings for migraine headaches prior to November 29, 2014, and thereafter, was granted with an effective date of November 29, 2014.
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