The veteran's left calf disability is rated at 10 percent and does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran has only one service-connected condition (left calf disability) which is rated at 10 percent, failing the percentage requirements for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- left calf disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0012243
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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