Granted
The Board granted an initial, 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's left ankle degenerative arthritis with lateral collateral ligament sprain.
The deciding factor: For the entire period on appeal, the Veteran's left ankle disability more nearly approximated 'marked' limitation of motion with less than 5 degrees dorsiflexion during a flare-up.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle degenerative arthritis with lateral collateral ligament sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109681
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