The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for right ankle instability, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limited motion.
The deciding factor: The degree of additional limitation due to pain and functional loss did not result in symptoms more nearly approximating marked limited motion of the ankle (less than 5 degrees dorsiflexion or less than 10 degrees plantar flexion).
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26021990
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