The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a fractured right ankle was granted, with a disability rating of 20 percent effective from the date of the decision. The lumbosacral strain with spondylolisthesis claim remains pending.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence demonstrated marked limitation of motion in both the right ankle and left ankle, which more closely approximated the criteria for a 20% disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with spondylolisthesis, fractured right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20025514
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