The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for post-traumatic arthritis of the right ankle, based on limitation of motion with pain.
The deciding factor: The VA examination demonstrated that the veteran had limited range of motion in the right ankle with pain, warranting a 20% rating under Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic arthritis of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0721113
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he is granted Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the initial ratings for post-traumatic arthritis of the right ankle and chronic left ankle strain.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle disability rating was reduced from 30 percent to 20 percent, and this decision is granted.
- Granted
The VA has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic arthritis of the right ankle warrants a 10 percent rating, which is the minimum compensable rating for this condition.
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