The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the October 1980 rating decision that denied service connection for a left calf disorder, as the evidence did not establish an undebatable error of fact or law.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left calf disorder was determined to be due to his prior gunshot wound, which existed before service and was not aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left calf disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1432412
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's left calf disorder and remanded the issue of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left knee and left calf disorders as there is no current diagnosis or functional impairment, and the medical evidence does not support a link to service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for cholesterolemia, chronic gastritis, and GERD have been denied. The Veteran's claims for service connection for tension headaches, right shoulder disorder, chronic left rib cage pain, chronic chest pain (including tendonitis/costochondritis), right wrist disorder (including carpal tunnel syndrome), left wrist disorder (including carpal tunnel syndrome), left knee disorder (secondary to service-connected disabilities), and left calf disorder (secondary to service-connected disabilities) have been granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia has also been granted, but the Board has remanded it due to a lack of VA examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for a bilateral knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were granted. However, the claim for a left calf disorder was denied.
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