The Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation due to lack of marked limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has dorsiflexion and plantar flexion within normal limits throughout the appeal period, with no indication of ankylosis or other disabling conditions. The revised rating criteria did not change the current evaluation as it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on marked limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22040436
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