The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a left ankle sprain warrant a 10 percent disability rating, as moderate limitation of motion is present. No higher rating can be assigned.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows no more than moderate limitation of motion in the left ankle, which corresponds to a 10 percent evaluation under DC 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0520933
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for adjustment disorder with depressed mood. The decision was based on the lack of new and material evidence within one year of previous denials.
- Granted
The Veteran's ankle injury was treated at a non-VA facility due to delay in seeking medical attention. The Board found that the treatment was necessary and that a VA facility was not feasibly available, thus granting payment or reimbursement for the medical expenses incurred.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral ankle sprain disability is rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of ankylosis or marked limitation of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA opinion regarding whether his service-connected bilateral ankle condition aggravated his bilateral knee condition.
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