Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for posttraumatic arthritis, right ankle and service connection for gout, right ankle. The decision also remanded claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of marked limited motion or less than 5 degrees dorsiflexion or less than 10 degrees plantar flexion for the right ankle, nor was there persuasive evidence that the veteran had gout. The Board found no new facts to warrant an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic arthritis, right ankle, gout, right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086733
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