The Board has determined that the veteran's right ankle disability, manifested by swelling and pain with limited motion, does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed no evidence of severe ankylosis or other disabling conditions that would justify a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the right lateral malleolus, fracture of the right talus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0301872
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 999 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right talus fracture, right knee arthritis, and other conditions, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Veteran's right ankle disability, which is manifested by arthritis and limitation of motion, warrants a 20 percent rating.
- Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right ankle fracture. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on moderate limitation of motion.
- Granted
The VA has granted a higher rating of 30 percent for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right talus with traumatic arthritis, effective from November 9, 2000.
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