The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation higher than 10 percent for his service-connected right ankle injury, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than the current 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show marked limitation of motion or other conditions warranting a higher rating under applicable VA criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0620226
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