The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right ankle disability, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected left ankle disability. The substantive appeal regarding sarcoidosis was also found to be untimely.
The deciding factor: The Board determined the Veteran's statements about experiencing right ankle pain since service were not credible, and thus denied service connection for a right ankle disability. Regarding the timeliness of the substantive appeal for sarcoidosis, the Board found it was untimely as it was filed more than 60 days after the statement of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disability, Sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18101025
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 10, 1997, for a 10% disability rating for his right ankle disability is denied as there was no CUE in the previous decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right ankle disability is related to his service. The VA examiner must provide an opinion on this matter.
- Dismissed
The appeal as to the proposed severance of service connection for sarcoidosis is dismissed. The Veteran's OSA and BHL are denied, but a compensable rating is granted for BHL.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals to reduce disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and right ankle disabilities. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination regarding the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
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