The Veteran's left ankle disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The November 2016 VA examination found moderate limitation of motion in the left ankle, which was sufficient to meet the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating under the revised rating criteria effective February 7, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22032521
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, and left ankle degenerative arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the November 2024 rating decision is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically regarding the adequacy of the VA examination and consideration of the effects of medication on the Veteran's bilateral ankle disabilities.
- Partly granted
The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective April 5, 2022. The case is remanded for consideration of TDIU prior to this date.
- Granted
The Veteran's left ankle disability is rated at a 20 percent rating for marked limitation of motion, the maximum schedular rating available.
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