The Board found that the veteran's right calf muscle injury, resulting from a gunshot wound sustained during service, warrants a non-compensable (10%) rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as the disability was considered slight and no objective findings of moderate or severe impairment were present.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound to the right calf
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640253
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Decisions by this judge: 407 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to the right calf are manifested by fatigue and weakness, but do not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.
- Denied
The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the December 1970 rating decision that granted service connection for the veteran's gunshot wound to the right calf and assigned a single 30 percent disability evaluation.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his gunshot wound residuals to the right calf and thigh have been denied as there is no evidence supporting an increase in disability ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an increased evaluation of his service-connected gunshot wound to the right calf, finding that the evidence did not warrant a change in the disability rating.
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