The Veteran's right ankle condition is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,The Veteran was granted TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not show less than 5 degrees of dorsiflexion or less than 10 degrees of plantar flexion, which would constitute marked limitation of motion as defined in the new version of Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Sprain and Instability with Lateral Malleolus with Minimal Displacement, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus Type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2023
- Citation
- A23032638
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