The Board has restored the Veteran's disability rating for left ankle arthritis from 30 percent to 30 percent, effective August 1, 2016.
The deciding factor: The February 2016 VA examination was inadequate and did not accurately depict the Veteran’s current disability level due to recent right knee surgery. The RO did not appropriately consider the VA orthopedic surgeon statements in the June 2016 surgical orthopedic note.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195987
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for left ankle arthritis effective January 1, 2025.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal was remanded to correct errors made by the AOJ in complying with an earlier Board remand, specifically to obtain outstanding private treatment records.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability, left ankle arthritis, and right ankle arthritis as of July 20, 2007, but remanded the claim for a compensable rating for a left foot disability.
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