The Veteran's residuals of a left calf shell fragment wound have resulted in severe injury to muscle group XI, warranting the maximum 30 percent rating for the entire appeal period.
The deciding factor: Severe disability of muscles was found based on the March 2012 and February 2015 VA examinations showing ragged, depressed, and adherent scars indicating wide damage to muscle groups in missile track, with cardinal signs and symptoms of muscle disability such as loss of power, weakness, lowered threshold of fatigue, and fatigue pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Left calf shell fragment wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1537847
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