The Board granted service connection for a left ankle fracture, finding that it was proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle strain.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion from the Veteran's treating orthopedic surgeon and the lack of evidence supporting the May 2022 VA examiner's opinion led the Board to find the evidence in equipoise, warranting a grant of service connection for the left ankle fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066920
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with some issues being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for left ankle fracture to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, and the claims for service connection and higher ratings were dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right ankle condition, left ankle fracture, psychological disorder, and back condition to ensure that all evidence reviewed by the AOJ at the time of the January 2021 rating decision is properly documented.
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