The Veteran's right ankle disability, which includes a fracture with internal fixation and degenerative joint disease, is rated at 20 percent under Diagnostic Code 5262 for impairment of the tibia and fibula. The Board has granted this rating based on moderate limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's right ankle disability manifests as a fracture with internal fixation and degenerative joint disease, resulting in moderate limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disability, Degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20066870
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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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for vertigo, and service connection for a right ankle disability due to untimely VA Form 10182 submissions without good cause shown.
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