The Board has granted a disability rating of 20 percent for each of the Veteran's service-connected residuals of fracture, right ankle and left ankle.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows marked limitation of motion in both ankles, which more nearly approximates the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fracture, right ankle, residuals of fracture, left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0911697
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of fracture, left ankle is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of records.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left ankle disability, finding that a 20 percent rating is appropriate based on marked limitation of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the submission of new evidence after a previous decision.
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