The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as depression, and assigned a compensable initial rating of 10% for residuals of the right ankle fracture.
The deciding factor: The veteran's in-service treatment for psychiatric problems and current diagnoses support his claim. For the right ankle fracture, the evidence shows full range of motion with pain at extremes and crepitation, warranting a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (claimed as Depression), Right Ankle Fracture
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0017669
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