Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, finding that the Veteran's injury occurred during inactive duty training and meets the criteria for direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 Line of Duty investigation report confirmed that the Veteran's medial malleolus fracture occurred in the line of duty during IDT.
- Claimed conditions
- displaced fracture of the medial malleolus of the right tibia (right ankle condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25089988
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