The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of her left ankle fracture, finding that there is no evidence linking her current disability to her active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran’s left ankle condition was not related to her in-service possible distal fibula fracture and instead linked it to a 2000 injury during a period of inactive duty training (INACDUTRA).
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19163723
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's residuals of a left ankle fracture, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating prior to September 15, 2008 for residuals of a left ankle fracture was denied. The highest disability rating available under the applicable VA Rating Schedule is 10 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's combined disability rating was properly calculated using the Combined Ratings Table, resulting in a 90 percent rating as of May 14, 2002. The earlier effective date for TDIU was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper examination and consideration of certain symptoms.
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