The Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability is rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board found no evidence of ankylosis or other conditions warranting a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any evidence of ankylosis or other conditions that would justify a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Disability, Left Knee Disorder, Left Hip Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1022577
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What this means for you
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The Board remands the claims for service connection for a headache disability, hypertension, and an increased rating for a left ankle disability to obtain additional evidence.
- Denied
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