The Veteran's left ankle disability is rated at a 20 percent rating from September 1, 1956 to December 31, 2006. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was granted since April 10, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left ankle disability has been shown to cause marked limitation of motion during flares and is rated at the maximum available under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081759
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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