The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of fracture of the left malleolus with post traumatic arthritis and limitation of motion warrant a rating no higher than 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show any ankylosis or other conditions that would justify a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5271, which is the current rating assigned to the veteran's disability.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left malleolus, post traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0718956
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