The Board has granted service connection for right calf strain and a noncompensable evaluation for left foot strain. The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for the left foot strain is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of more than moderate residuals from the left foot injury, warranting no more than a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- Right calf strain, Left foot strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0118391
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