The Board has granted a noncompensable evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a left ankle injury, and has assigned a separate 20 percent evaluation for his service-connected residuals of a left foot disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records consistently indicated degenerative changes, tenosynovitis, and limited range of motion in both the left ankle and foot, which were sufficient to warrant the current evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle injury, left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0210388
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right and left foot disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence of aggravation.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the left foot disorder and denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for IBS, chronic bronchitis, and headaches. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for the left hip disorder and denied higher ratings.
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