The Veteran's left ankle strain has not been shown to be productive of marked limitation of motion prior to June 21, 2011. The Board found that the disability rating should remain at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: VA examinations did not show any marked limitation of motion in the left ankle prior to June 21, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1442087
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