Your appeal to restore your left ankle disability rating from 40 percent to 40 percent has been dismissed because you have accepted the current 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran accepted the reduction in his left ankle avulsion fracture with achilles rupture and osteoarthritis rating to 20 percent, thus there is no case or controversy for the Board to consider.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle avulsion fracture with achilles rupture and osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18111812
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 18111812.
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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