The Veteran's right leg fracture residuals are rated at 20 percent, and he is granted service connection for arthritis as secondary to his right tibia fracture. The Board finds the evidence supports these determinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted functional loss due to weakened movement, excess fatigability, swelling, disturbance of locomotion, and interference with sitting, standing, and weightbearing, which more nearly approximates an overall disability picture manifested by no more than moderate ankle disability. The Veteran's arthritis is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right leg fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg fracture residuals, Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1760670
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