The Veteran's claim for an initial rating of 20 percent disability for service-connected limitation of motion of the right ankle post tendon reconstruction is granted, and his effective date for this condition is set at March 9, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s private doctor stated that his right ankle disability was encompassed by his service-connected right foot disability. The Board found that the Veteran's right ankle symptoms rose to the level of a 'marked' disability due to pain resulting in functional loss and granted him an initial 20 percent rating under DC 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Post Tendon Reconstruction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20005039
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.
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