The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left calf disability and an initial compensable rating for a severed small peripheral nerve of the left foot in the L5 dermatome, as well as a higher than 10 percent rating before April 29, 2010, and a rating higher than 10 percent from that date for residuals of a left foot stress fracture, were all denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a diagnosed left calf disability at any time after service. The VA examiner found no evidence of a current left calf disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Calf Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1124731
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