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 set to that date. For the right ankle disability, the initial claim was denied in February 2018 but granted with an earlier effective date due to a remand by the Court in April 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right ankle sprain with residual legamentous instability and synovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20067380
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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying all appeals.
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