The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and remanded claims for service connection for left hallux valgus with left foot hallux rigidus and right hallux valgus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating due to limited motion, while the claims for service connection required further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, left hallux valgus with left foot hallux rigidus, right hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25055167
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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