The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the left ankle hairline fracture and a separate 10 percent rating for associated instability, both under the old criteria as they applied at the time of the decision. The new criteria do not change these ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ankle impairment was found to meet or approximate the criteria for a marked level of limited motion (5 degrees dorsiflexion and 10 degrees plantar flexion) under the old rating criteria, warranting a 20 percent rating. Instability was also found to be present, meeting the criteria for a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle hairline fracture, left ankle instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22046315
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