The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right ankle collateral ligament sprain, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed subjective complaints and objective findings consistent with a right ankle collateral ligament sprain, but no limitation of motion or ankylosis warranting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle collateral ligament sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20075991
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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.
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