The Board has granted service connection for a right foot and ankle condition related to the veteran's in-service sprain. The initial rating of 10 percent for second degree burn scars on the right chest and hand is also granted, with separate ratings for each area due to widely separated areas.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the current right foot and ankle condition is related to service, specifically a severe sprain in 1978. For the burn scars, the VA examination revealed no deep or disfiguring characteristics, but did show some instability and dryness, warranting separate ratings for each affected area.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot and ankle condition, Second degree burns to the right chest and right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0623296
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Decisions by this judge: 1,547 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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