The Veteran's service-connected right and left ankle sprains have resulted in moderate limitation of motion, pain, and instability. The criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for recurrent right and left ankle sprains have not been met.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's service-connected recurrent right and left ankle sprains warrant a higher than 10 percent disability rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent right ankle sprain, Recurrent left ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005904
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