The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right ankle disability has been granted. The claims for service connection for a neck disability, loss of sense of taste, and loss of sense of smell have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision grants the Veteran a 20% rating for his recurrent right ankle sprain and partial chronic tear of the anterior talofibular ligament. The claims for service connection for a neck disability, loss of sense of taste, and loss of sense of smell are being remanded due to procedural issues.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right ankle sprain, partial chronic tear of the anterior talofibular ligament, neck disability, loss of sense of taste, loss of sense of smell
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21076229
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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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