The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right ankle fracture and left knee injury do not warrant an increased evaluation as there is no evidence of marked limitation of motion or instability. The current 10 percent rating adequately compensates for his disabilities.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not support a finding of more than moderate limitation of motion in either the right ankle or left knee, nor does it indicate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability that would warrant separate evaluations under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Fracture, Left Knee Injury (including instability and arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0425593
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his right ankle disability is being remanded. The Board also found that the criteria for TDIU based solely on the right ankle disability are met, and this claim is also being remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis with heel spur syndrome and degenerative changes to right first metatarsal head, degenerative joint disease with torn medial meniscus, right knee, and right ankle fracture.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased evaluations of right ankle and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also on appeal.
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