Partly granted
The Board dismissed the service connection claims for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and denied a higher rating for right ankle osteochondritis dissecans with osteochondral fracture.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right ankle disability did not exhibit marked limited motion, and there was no evidence to support a different diagnostic code that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, right ankle osteochondritis dissecans with osteochondral fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110401
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