The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative arthritis of the right and left ankles do not warrant a higher evaluation based on current medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show any additional functional loss or other manifestations beyond those contemplated by the currently assigned 20% rating under Diagnostic Code 5271 for limitation of motion in the ankles.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the right ankle, degenerative arthritis of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0022977
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