The appeal to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a torn ligament of the left foot and a left ankle fracture is granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for left foot and/or left ankle disability, to include residuals of a torn ligament of the left foot and a left ankle fracture, is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since December 2011 Board decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for residuals of a torn ligament of the left foot and a left ankle fracture and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot and/or left ankle disability, residuals of a torn ligament of the left foot, left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20023032
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left ankle fracture requiring the prescribed use of a CAM walker boot is not considered akin to immobilization by cast, and therefore, he does not meet the criteria for a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to October 25, 2018, for left ankle fracture status post open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with residual pain, edema, and leg length discrepancy.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all service connection claims for a left knee, right knee, and left foot and/or left ankle disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a claim of service connection for a left ankle fracture is dismissed. The Board will consider the Veteran's claims for service connection for a brain tumor and heart disease related to in-service exposure to commercial herbicides, PCBs, and asbestos.
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