Denied
The Board denied an increased rating of more than 20 percent for left ankle degenerative arthritis from February 19, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability manifested with symptoms that did not warrant a higher schedular rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25015281
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