The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic right ankle disability, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic right ankle disability during or within one year after the July 1993 period of INACDUTRA. The weight of the evidence does not support a finding that the current right ankle disability was caused by the July 1993 injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found no continuity of symptomatology and insufficient medical evidence to establish service connection for the Veteran's chronic right ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22017154
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What this means for you
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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: Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for bilateral flatfoot and left shoulder condition was denied due to lack of new evidence. The appeals for left knee, right knee, low back conditions, and chronic right ankle disability were remanded for reconsideration based on new evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic low back pain and chronic right ankle pain, finding that these conditions began during service and are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a supplemental VA medical opinion on whether his current right ankle disability is etiologically linked to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a chronic right ankle disability, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease that resulted in current disabilities.
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