The veteran's right ankle disability is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, but the Board finds no basis for an increased rating.,Prior to May 4, 1995, the veteran was not entitled to a compensable evaluation for his left shoulder disability. The current evaluation of 10 percent is appropriate.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the assignment of higher ratings based on the severity of the veteran's right ankle and left shoulder disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Fracture of the right calcaneus, Degenerative joint disease of the right ankle, Shrapnel wound of the left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0027171
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the right ankle but granted a separate rating for instability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right ankle and entitlement to TDIU due to an issue being inextricably intertwined.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his right ankle disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right ankle disability, including instability and a scar, is rated at the maximum allowable under current criteria. A separate rating for mild instability is granted.
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