The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected limitation of motion of the right ankle, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found marked limitation of motion in the right ankle, warranting a higher evaluation than the current noncompensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a gunshot wound to the right leg, with fracture of the right fibula, lower 1/3, muscle group XI, Residuals of a gunshot wound with right foot involvement, muscle group X, Limitation of motion of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0208674
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- Denied
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- Granted
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