The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated at 10 percent prior to August 8, 2017 and at 20 percent beginning from that date. The Board denied an increased rating for the right ankle disability before August 8, 2017, but granted a 20 percent rating starting from that date. Service connection for the right knee disorder was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability did not result in aggravation of his non-service-connected right knee disorder and there is no evidence linking the current right knee disorder to military service or any work-related incidents.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Disability, Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20011742
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, as well as denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's claims for other conditions are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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