The Veteran's bilateral ankle disorder is granted, and a 10 percent initial rating is assigned. Service connection for the right thumbnail deformity is also granted with separate ratings under Diagnostic Codes 7803 and 7804.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports service connection for the bilateral ankle disorder due to documented in-service injury and current symptoms, including pain and limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental disability (trauma to teeth #8 and #9), Bilateral ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18128900
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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