The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right ankle injury warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent, but further examination is needed to determine the extent of functional loss due to pain and other factors.
The deciding factor: Further examination was required to assess the extent of functional loss due to pain and other factors related to the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right ankle injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0121893
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