The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle injuries, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no medical evidence linking the current ankle conditions to service, with one examiner noting the first reported symptoms were several years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle injury, Left ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2026
- Citation
- A26024252
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right ankle disability was dismissed because his Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not filed within the one-year deadline and he did not request an extension. The Board found that the NOD was untimely.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle injury and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there is no credible evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no new and relevant evidence to support a change in previous denials.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claim of service connection for right ankle injury, which was previously denied. The case is being remanded for further consideration by the AOJ.
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