The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the veteran was suffering from a severe injury to his right ankle which produced pain, limitation of motion, and some instability. The Board found that these symptoms warranted a disability evaluation of 30 percent under Diagnostic Codes 5271 and 5284 for moderate foot injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0608951
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for increased ratings on an extraschedular basis for residuals of a right ankle fracture and lumbosacral strain, finding that TDIU had rendered these issues moot.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for residuals of right ankle fracture was denied from February 16, 2011 to November 30, 2015. From November 30, 2015 to November 27, 2017, a disability rating of 10 percent but not higher for residuals of right ankle fracture was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional examination of the Veteran's right ankle disability. The issues include seeking an increased rating and service connection for a hip disability.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for right leg shortening was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, right ankle fracture, and headache disorder with neck pain were reopened. A 10% disability rating for the right ankle fracture is restored effective July 21, 2015. However, the claim for a compensable rating for the headache disorder was denied as the Veteran's headaches do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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