The veteran's service-connected right ankle injury, including traumatic arthritis, results in marked limitation of motion. The RO has granted a 20 percent disability rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows significant impairment in dorsiflexion with pain starting at 6 degrees and mild tenderness, resulting in marked limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Injury, Traumatic Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0017362
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- Granted
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