The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right ankle fracture warrant an increased rating to 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 5262 for impairment of the tibia and fibula involving malunion with marked disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows post-traumatic arthritis, marked limitation of motion, pain, swelling, stiffness, mild weakness, fatigability, incoordination, and afference with weightbearing. The disability picture is consistent with that described as a marked right ankle disability associated with malunion of the fibula.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle fracture, Post-traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0309030
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