The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated at a 20 percent evaluation, the maximum available for marked limited motion.
The deciding factor: The January 2018 VA examiner found that the Veteran’s right ankle disability had functional equivalent of marked limitation of motion, warranting a 20 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070264
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia, but denied service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, intestinal condition (chronic colitis), and chronic migraine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder, right knee disability, and left ankle disability. The claims for a right ankle and left knee disability were remanded for further development.
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