The veteran's service-connected right and left ankle disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent each, while her service-connected right and left heel disabilities are also rated at 10 percent each. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a higher rating for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The objective clinical findings consistently showed minimal to moderate impairment in all joints evaluated, which did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Heel, Left Heel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0612573
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