The Veteran's initial claim for a right ankle disability was granted, and he is currently receiving a 10 percent rating. The RO has increased the rating to 30 percent from April 20, 2006 to December 7, 2006, and to 10 percent since March 1, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right ankle disability was initially granted as a service-connected condition under the direct theory of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative right ankle instability, arthritic changes, posttraumatic deformity of the talus, anterior talofibular ligament tear, fibular and tibial avulsion fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0941172
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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
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