The Board has granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's right leg disability, effective from January 16, 2020.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s right leg disability more closely approximates a moderate impairment with malunion of the tibia/fibula and marked limitation of motion of the ankle, warranting a 20 percent rating under DCs 5271 and 5262 respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Leg Disability, Right Ankle Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003792
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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