The Veteran's service-connected residuals of fractured right tibia are granted a 30 percent disability rating, effective June 3, 2013. The Veteran is also granted TDIU effective April 26, 2019.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and treatment records consistently showed marked knee and ankle disabilities that warranted the highest available rating under the old criteria for tibia and fibula disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Fractured Right Tibia, Osteoarthritis of the Right Ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22051173
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