The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right ankle disability, thoracic spine condition, and pulmonary disorder are denied as there is no evidence of marked functional limitation or ankylosis.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show any marked limitation in range of motion or ankylosis of the joints involved. The veteran's complaints have been minimal and his current evaluations reflect only mild limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle injury, injury to thoracic segment of spine, pulmonary disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0308404
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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