The Veteran's right ankle disability has been rated as 10 percent disabling, but the Board finds that a higher rating of 20 percent is warranted due to marked limitation of motion. The Veteran will be scheduled for an examination to determine if his condition during flares is akin to ankylosis.
The deciding factor: The examiner found marked limitation of motion in the right ankle, which warrants a 20% disability rating under DC 5271. However, the Veteran's range of motion was reduced to 0 degrees during flares, suggesting ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle condition, status post recurrent sprains with instability, Status post bostrum procedure with scar, Chronic tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18154095
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