The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and TDIU was granted. The right ankle disability is rated at 10 percent, the right medial ankle scar remains at 10 percent, and the Veteran is now eligible for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported granting a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right ankle disability, granting an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the right medial ankle scar, and finding the Veteran unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle osteoarthritis, right ankle fracture at the distal fibula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1738034
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for lumbar spine disability, peripheral vision loss, left side inguinal hernia, and right ankle osteoarthritis. The evidence received since the July 2018 rating decision is considered new and relevant to these conditions.
- Denied
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