The Veteran's right ankle disability, including degenerative changes of the right navicular bone, is currently rated at 20 percent and no higher. The evidence does not show ankylosis or other conditions that would warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's residuals of a right ankle injury are manifested by pain and limitation of motion but do not include ankylosis, malunion of the os calcis or astragalus, or an astragalectomy. The current 20 percent evaluation adequately reflects these symptoms under Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes of the right navicular bone, right ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1409320
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