The Board has granted service connection for a right knee sprain and found that the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left ankle disability was first received on June 4, 2009. The effective date for this service connection is set at June 4, 2009. However, the Veteran contends that his initial rating of 10 percent for his left ankle disability is inadequate and requests a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not been afforded a recent VA examination of his left ankle since November 2009, and he testified at his March 2016 hearing that his disability had increased in severity since his initial claim. The Board finds that an additional examination is necessary to provide a fully informed assessment of the current severity of the Veteran's left ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee sprain, left ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1626993
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- Denied
The Veteran's left ankle condition, diagnosed as a left ankle sprain and degenerative arthritis, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board found that the evidence did not show marked limitation of motion or ankylosis, which would warrant a higher rating. Therefore, the claim for a higher rating was denied.
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The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent her from securing and maintaining substantial, gainful employment prior to May 1, 2021. Her earnings exceeded the poverty threshold for each year during this period.
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