The Board denied entitlement to higher evaluations for postoperative residuals of left ankle fracture, peripheral neuropathy of the left lateral foot and ankle, and postoperative scars of the left ankle on an extraschedular basis as the symptoms are adequately contemplated by the applicable diagnostic criteria.
The deciding factor: The manifestations of the Veteran's disabilities were found to be adequately contemplated by the diagnostic criteria provided in the schedular codes for her residuals of fracture of the left ankle, peripheral neuropathy of the left ankle and foot, and scars of the left ankle.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of left ankle fracture, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lateral foot and ankle, Postoperative scars of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18129273
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