The Veteran's left knee condition was found to have existed pre-service and aggravated by service, warranting service connection.,A 10% rating is granted for the Veteran's left ankle disability due to marked limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The range of motion findings established a 'marked' disability in the left ankle, which meets the criteria for a 10% rating under DC 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Condition, Left Ankle Condition, Avulsion Fracture of Left Cuboid Bone, Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0916049
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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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