The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right ankle fracture with arthritis secondary to his service-connected left ankle sprain with arthritis. The decision also remanded several other issues, including an initial rating for left ankle sprain with arthritis and service connection for a left shoulder disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right ankle disability was as likely as not caused by his service-connected left ankle disability due to abnormal stress on his right ankle from instability in his left ankle. The decision also noted remand of other issues related to the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right ankle fracture with arthritis, left ankle sprain with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18126606
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of multiple conditions, as the Veteran withdrew the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left shoulder, left ankle sprain with arthritis, and right ankle fracture with arthritis disabilities preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of left ankle sprain with arthritis prior to April 20, 2014, and a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of left ankle sprain with arthritis from April 20, 2014. The claims are being remanded due to the need for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA examinations and further development regarding the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his left shoulder disability and bilateral ankle disabilities. The Veteran is seeking a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
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