The Veteran's service-connected left and right ankle conditions are rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 5271 for moderate limitation of motion. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no marked limited motion in either ankle and determined that the Veteran's ankles were not ankylosed, which is required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5271.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Condition, Right Ankle Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24070365
Veterans Law Judge
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