The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted a separate 10 percent rating, and TDIU is granted due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from working.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right ankle disability was found to be moderately disabling without ankylosis. His other service-connected conditions prevent him from maintaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle instability, Cardiomyopathy, Left knee disability, Lumbosacral strain, Ankles, Hips, Pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19182800
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
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- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to res judicata, as the issues were previously adjudicated and are now barred from further review.
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