The Veteran's left ankle pain and left foot degenerative joint disease have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected residuals of fractured right tibia.,A rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's residuals of fractured right tibia remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current left ankle and left foot conditions are related to his service-connected right leg injury, resulting in functional impairment and pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Pain, Left Foot Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19158228
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