The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's right ankle disability since July 2013, effective from August 31, 2013. The initial ratings of 10 percent for left knee degenerative changes and lateral instability/subluxation remain unchanged. No compensable rating was assigned for the chip fracture of the right middle finger.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ankle disability has been rated based on marked limitation of motion, with dorsiflexion to 20 degrees and plantar flexion to 25 degrees at its worst, meeting the criteria for a 20 percent rating under DC 5271. The left knee disability is rated as moderate instability/subluxation, warranting a 20 percent rating under DC 5258. The chip fracture of the right middle finger does not meet any compensable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle arthritis, left knee degenerative changes, chip fracture of the right middle finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1808613
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- Dismissed
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