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.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found moderate limitation of motion in the left ankle, which supports the current 10% rating for Achilles tendonitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Achilles tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19178915
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 40 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, but ratings in excess of 10 percent were denied for right ankle and left Achilles tendonitis disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU based solely on his service-connected PTSD with anxiety and TBI, finding that he was capable of performing substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
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.
- 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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