The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a service-connected left ankle fracture are manifested by painful ambulation requiring repeated immobilization or near immobilization, frequent lost time from work, subluxation, diagnoses of sinus tarsi syndrome and peroneal tendonitis, among other diagnoses, and severe degenerative joint disease with osteochondritis and an osteochondral defect on radiologic examination. The criteria for a 30 percent evaluation have been met.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed significant limitations in ankle motion and function, including subluxation, which warranted the highest available rating under DC 5271 (moderate limitation of motion).
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle fracture, sinus tarsi syndrome, peroneal tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0527847
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's left ankle fracture requiring the prescribed use of a CAM walker boot is not considered akin to immobilization by cast, and therefore, he does not meet the criteria for a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of bilateral flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and sinus tarsi syndrome (bilateral feet disability) is being remanded due to a failure to provide notice of the right to a hearing before the AOJ.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing with the AOJ. The effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and sinus tarsi syndrome (bilateral feet disability) is not addressed in this decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to October 25, 2018, for left ankle fracture status post open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with residual pain, edema, and leg length discrepancy.
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