The Veteran's left ankle surgery from November 7, 2019 to January 30, 2020 resulted in severe postoperative residuals and required convalescence. The Board granted a temporary total disability rating for this period.
The deciding factor: The medical records supported the Veteran's statements regarding his need for convalescence after surgery, leading to the grant of a temporary total disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle tendonitis, left ankle postoperative residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26007045
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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.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in the April 2021 medical opinion. The case is being returned to the AOJ for an addendum opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right ankle tendonitis, left ankle tendonitis, and left hip joint condition due to insufficient medical opinions regarding medication use and secondary service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for clarification on whether the Veteran's left ankle condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee condition. The VA will provide an opinion regarding this issue.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar strain and a rating higher than 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis. The right ankle tendonitis claim was granted.
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