Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the left ankle disability, a 10 percent rating from November 18, 2013 and a 100 percent rating from September 7, 2021 to October 9, 2022 for the right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left ankle disability was reasonably shown to have been manifested by functional loss with painful motion; the right knee disability showed significant limitation of motion and pain on movement.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ankle Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability, Back Disability (Degenerative Disc Disease of the Thoracolumbar Spine), Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25001851
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