The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability, finding that at all times during the appeal his disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided information needed to rate the Veteran’s disability including range of motion studies considering complaints of pain with and without weight bearing and resistance in passive and active range of motion as well as during flare-ups. The Board found that even when considering these factors, the Veteran's functional losses did not equate to marked limited ankle motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188358
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