The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the residuals of right ankle sprains, finding that the evidence established marked limitation of motion with additional functional impairment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence tended to establish actual limitation of motion with additional functional impairment resulting in marked limited motion of the right ankle, warranting a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of right ankle sprains, Lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with a scar, status post discectomy, Lumbar radiculopathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0815969
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.
What you can do next
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