The Board denied an initial rating greater than 20 percent for the veteran's right tibia disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support malunion with marked ankle disability and showed no more than moderate ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Tibia Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0717143
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