Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the service-connected left and right ankle disabilities, but remanded the claim for service connection for constipation, bloating, and abdominal pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ankle symptoms were consistent with marked range of motion, supporting a higher rating. The service connection claim was remanded due to an inadequate examination that failed to consider whether a disability exists even when symptoms cannot be attributed to an underlying diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of left ankle sprain with degenerative joint disease, Residual fracture right distal fibula with degenerative arthritis, Constipation, bloating, and abdominal pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25014473
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