The Veteran's left and right ankle disabilities have been granted initial ratings of 20 percent each.,The Veteran's left knee strain has also been granted an initial rating of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran’s ankle and knee disabilities were productive of marked limitation of motion, warranting a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5271 for ankle disabilities and Diagnostic Codes 5260/5261 for knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Sprain"}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Sprain"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Strain"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160217
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