The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left ankle sprain, including arthritis in the left ankle, and inferred service connection for asteatotic eczema of the lower legs based on evidence from service records. The appellant is entitled to a minimum compensable rating for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that arthritis in the left ankle was presumptively incurred within one year after separation from service, and inferred that the asteatotic eczema of the lower legs was also present during service based on post-service diagnoses and service records.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a Left Ankle Sprain, Asteatotic eczema of the lower legs
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0013300
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