The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle sprain from July 16, 2001. The Veteran's claim was originally filed in 2001 and the award is effective as of that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had an injury to his right ankle during active duty training in June 1983, which led to post-traumatic arthritis. VA examiners provided opinions supporting a link between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1632193
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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The Veteran's claims for service connection of lower back strain, broken right hand residuals, and right ankle sprain residuals were denied as the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
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