The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded other issues related to her right ankle disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increase in the rating for the service-connected scars or painful scars, and a separate rating for instability was warranted based on new evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- service-connected scars, right ankle, painful scars, right ankle, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain to include osteochondritis dissecans and traumatic arthritis, right ankle instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087995
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,886 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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