An earlier effective date of July 27, 2012 is granted for the award of service connection for a left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain.,A rating higher than 10 percent for a right ankle sprain with residual legamentous instability and synovitis was denied prior to December 2019. However, from December 2019 onwards, a higher 20 percent rating is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left ankle condition was initially filed on July 27, 2012, and the effective date of his award for service connection is granted back to that initial filing. The right ankle disability received an earlier effective date due to a December 2019 VA examination providing evidence of functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right ankle sprain with residual legamentous instability and synovitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20067380
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection claims related to left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, left knee strain, bilateral hearing loss, and low back injury.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for all issues related to service connection and rating decisions from February 2017, May 2019, and November 2019 due to untimely Notice of Disagreement filings.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for effective dates prior to June 10, 2022, for service connection of various conditions. The appeal is also remanded for further action on some issues.
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