The Veteran's right ankle sprain with DJD is granted service connection. The rating for prostate cancer remains at 10 percent prior to April 19, 2016, and at 40 percent from that date.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a current disability (right ankle DJD) being related to an in-service injury (right ankle sprain). The rating for prostate cancer remained unchanged as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to April 19, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle sprain, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189368
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