The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left and right ankle arthritis, as well as separate 20 percent ratings for left and right ankle instability.
The deciding factor: Based on the December 2023 VA examination findings, the Board found that the Veteran's ankle disabilities warranted higher ratings under DCs 5271 and 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle sprain with osteochondritis vesicans, calcaneal spur, and post-traumatic arthritis (left ankle arthritis), right achilles tendonitis with degenerative and post-traumatic arthritis (right ankle arthritis), right shoulder tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25031147
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, as well as increased ratings for certain service-connected conditions.
- Dismissed
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