The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of a left ankle condition and has determined that he is entitled to service connection based on evidence showing a current disability, an in-service injury, and a causal relationship between the two.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was at least equipoise evidence supporting the Veteran's claim, including private examination opinions linking his current left midfoot arthritis with his in-service ankle injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19131144
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied readjudication of the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, aphthous ulcers, a right elbow condition, an enlarged prostate, a right ankle disorder, and a left ankle disorder as no new and relevant evidence was received.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection for a left ankle condition and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a left ankle condition, a lower back condition, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as they require further development.
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