The Board has determined that the veteran's right ankle arthritis, status post fusion, warrants a 30 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records and examination reports provided evidence of marked limitation of motion in the right ankle joint due to ankylosis, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5270.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis of the Right Ankle, Status Post Fusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0501335
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