The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic cardiovascular disability, initial compensable evaluations for residuals of right ankle sprain and right ingrown toenail, and an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for residuals of torn right hamstring. The appeal was not about service connection at all.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were evaluated under the appropriate diagnostic codes without meeting the criteria for a compensable rating based on the lack of functional impairment or evidence of disability comparable to a moderate foot injury, severe muscle disability, or marked limited motion of the ankle. The Board found that there was no evidence of ankylosis and that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the requirements for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic cardiovascular disability manifested by an irregular heartbeat, Residuals of right ankle sprain, Right ingrown toenail, Bilateral hearing loss, Residuals of torn right hamstring to include fatty infiltration of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1402676
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