The Board has determined that the veteran's left ankle instability and residuals of a fractured right ankle warrant a 20 percent evaluation each, as provided for under Diagnostic Code 5271.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability picture more nearly approximates marked limitation of motion than moderate limitation of motion, which is required for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle instability, right ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0103936
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ankle instability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability and hypertension, but denied increased ratings for the left ankle disability and other forms of arthritis.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for herpes simplex, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, right ankle fracture, and left varicocele.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability, finding that the current left ankle disability is etiologically related to the service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, and the claims for service connection and higher ratings were dismissed.
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