The Board denied a rating in excess of the combined 40 percent for left lower extremity disorders, finding that the current ratings were appropriate and no extraschedular evaluation was warranted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the service-connected disabilities did not render the veteran unemployable, and thus an extraschedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1) is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle fracture, degenerative arthritis of the left ankle, tarsal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0010745
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