The Board has granted service connection for disability of the right calf, finding that it is related to active service.
The deciding factor: Service medical records show a history of injury in December 1996 and subsequent treatment. The veteran's claim was supported by his testimony at hearing and private physical therapy records.
- Claimed conditions
- right calf injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2004
- Citation
- 0408293
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Decisions by this judge: 1,325 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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