The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with tendonitis, instability, and degenerative arthritis based on marked limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5003-5271 due to marked limitation of motion in the ankle joint.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with tendonitis, instability, and degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026720
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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