The Veteran's right Achilles tendonitis is currently rated at the highest available rating of 20 percent, as marked limitation of motion over the entire period on appeal.,The Veteran's left Achilles tendonitis is currently rated at 10 percent, reflecting moderate limitation of range of motion.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of marked limitation of motion for either ankle, which is required for higher ratings under Diagnostic Codes 5270 and 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Achilles tendonitis, Left Achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175480
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's left Achilles tendonitis is granted a 10 percent disability rating prior to October 18, 2016. A higher rating of more than 10 percent is denied.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied as the evidence did not support higher evaluations or earlier effective dates.
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