The Veteran's bilateral ankle sprain disability is rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of ankylosis or marked limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show any ankylosis, malunion, astragalectomy, or marked limitation of motion in either ankle, which are required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19120135
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